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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
53100539 -- Chicago
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3857 South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 22.4 kg/sqft  #48 Highest
| 1,618 tons
Highest 27%
|
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03441AS - Chicago, IL
⚠️
2940 North Ashland
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 22.4 kg/sqft #48 Highest
| 1,665 tons
Highest 26%
|
|
03376AS - Chicago, IL
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370 N. Des Plaines
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 22.3 kg/sqft #49 Highest
| 1,451 tons
Highest 31%
|
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Fosco Park
🕰️
⚠️
1312 S Racine Ave
| Other - Recreation | 22.2 kg/sqft | 1,344 tons |
|
350 N. LaSalle
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🕰️
350 N LaSalle St
| Office | 22.2 kg/sqft | 2,691 tons |
|
Loretto Hospital
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⚠️
645 South Central Ave
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 22.1 kg/sqft | 5,114 tons |
|
Saint Anthony Hospital - Main Hospital
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2875 West 19th Street
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 22.1 kg/sqft #50 Highest
| 5,278 tons
Highest 6%
|
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Center on Halsted
3656 N Halsted
| Mixed Use Property | 22.0 kg/sqft
Highest 2%
| 2,282 tons
Highest 18%
|
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Mercy Chicago - Hospital
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2525 S Michigan Ave
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 22.0 kg/sqft | 16,524 tons |
|
201 N State St
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201 N State St
| Hotel | 21.9 kg/sqft | 2,905 tons |
|
Holy Cross Hospital
⚠️
2701 W 68th St,
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 21.9 kg/sqft
Highest 2%
| 8,989 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
8791
(Northwestern)
300 E Superior St
| Laboratory | 21.8 kg/sqft
Highest 2%
| 6,639 tons
Highest 4%
|
|
Ascension SMEMC St Mary Campus.
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2233 West Division St
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 21.8 kg/sqft
Highest 2%
| 15,204 tons #28 Highest
|
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Evangelical Covenant Church
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🕰️
8303 W Higgins Rd
| Office | 21.5 kg/sqft | 959 tons |
|
180 North Wacker
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180 North Wacker
| Office | 21.3 kg/sqft | 1,509 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data