All Buildings By Greenhouse Gas Intensity
These are the Chicago's benchmarked buildings that reported the highest greenhouse gas intensity i.e. emissions per square foot. Large, efficient, buildings can perform much better than very inefficient small buildings on this metric.
Note: Data From Large Buildings in 2023
Note: This data only includes buildings whose emissions
are reported under the
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance
. According to the City “As of 2016, this list includes all
commercial, institutional, and residential buildings larger than 50,000
square feet.”
The latest year of data is from 2023, but we update the site regularly when new data is available, and some buildings may have failed to report that year, and only have older data available.
Additionally, note that all tons specified are metric tons.
| Name / Address | Primary Property Type |
GHG Intensity (kg CO2 eq./sqft) |
Total GHG Emissions (tons CO2 eq.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lincoln Common D
⚠️
2350 N Lincoln
| Office | 12.2 kg/sqft 
Highest 7%
| 700 tons 
Lowest 43%
|
|
Siegel Hall
📷
🕰️
(Illinois Tech)
3301 S State Street
| College/University | 12.2 kg/sqft | 775 tons |
|
811 W Fulton
803 W Fulton Market
| Office | 12.2 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 790 tons
Lowest 48%
|
|
Damen Student Center-ID#254161
⚠️
(Loyola)
6511 N Sheridan Rd
| College/University | 12.2 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 1,309 tons
Highest 35%
|
|
The Womens Treatment Center
🕰️
⚠️
140 N Ashland Ave
| Residential Care Facility | 12.2 kg/sqft | 1,273 tons |
|
3594
🕰️
⚠️
5050 S Kedzie Ave
| Retail Store | 12.2 kg/sqft | 1,452 tons |
|
Clayton Residential Home Inc
2026 North Clark Street
| Residential Care Facility | 12.2 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 750 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
Northside Prep HS
(CPS)
5501 N Kedzie Ave
| K-12 School | 12.1 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 2,695 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
Ascension St Elizabeth Professional Office Building
🕰️
⚠️
1431 N Western Ave
| Medical Office | 12.1 kg/sqft | 860 tons |
|
City Hall
📷
(Chicago)
121 N. La Salle St.
| Office | 12.1 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 4,967 tons
Highest 6%
|
|
Garfield Center
⚠️
10 S. Kedzie Ave.
| Office | 12.1 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 760 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
The Clare
🕰️
⚠️
55 E Pearson St
| Multifamily Housing | 12.1 kg/sqft | 7,570 tons |
|
Aurora Chicago Lakeshore Hospital
🕰️
⚠️
4840 N. Marine Drive
| Other - Specialty Hospital | 12.1 kg/sqft | 619 tons |
|
800 E 55th Building (800 E 55th St )
⚠️
800 E 55th St
| Medical Office | 12.1 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 885 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
Sherman Plaza
🕰️
⚠️
161-205 W. 87th Street
| Other - Mall | 12.1 kg/sqft | 734 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data