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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
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RML Specialty Hospital
3534 W Van Buren
| Other - Specialty Hospital | 18.9 kg/sqft 
Highest 3%
| 3,590 tons
Highest 10%
|
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Ascension Resurrection Medical Center Campus.
🚨
7435 West Talcott Avenue
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 18.9 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 20,709 tons #13 Highest
|
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Chicago Historical Society
🕰️
⚠️
1601 N Clark Street
| Museum | 18.8 kg/sqft | 5,074 tons |
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Sheridan Shores Nursing Rehabilitation
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⚠️
5838 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Senior Care Community | 18.8 kg/sqft | 943 tons |
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Ouinlan Life Sciences Education and Research Center-ID# 254168
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(Loyola)
1050 W Sheridan Rd
| Other - Education | 18.7 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 2,606 tons
Highest 15%
|
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Riverfront Plaza
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2647 N Elston Avenue
| Strip Mall | 18.7 kg/sqft | 3,980 tons |
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Harpo Studios
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110 N Carpenter
| Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | 18.7 kg/sqft | 2,480 tons |
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Integrys Group Division Street Facility
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1241 West Division Street
| Repair Services (Vehicle, Shoe, Locksmith, etc.) | 18.7 kg/sqft | 2,710 tons |
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United Center
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1901 W Madison St
| Indoor Arena | 18.6 kg/sqft | 17,884 tons |
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Advocate Trinity Hospital
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2320 E. 93rd. Street
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 18.5 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 6,804 tons
Highest 4%
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YUSUF INDIANA
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1911 S INDIANA AVE
| Office | 18.4 kg/sqft | 2,302 tons |
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Shriners Hospital for Children-Chicago
2211 N. Oak Park Ave.
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 18.3 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 3,604 tons
Highest 10%
|
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Institute of Forensic Medicine
2121 W. Harrison St.
| Other - Public Services | 18.1 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,436 tons
Highest 31%
|
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Bria of Forest Edge
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8001 S Western Ave
| Senior Living Community | 18.1 kg/sqft | 1,319 tons |
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Costco #00380 Lincoln Park
2746 N. Clybourn Avenue
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 18.1 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 2,580 tons
Highest 15%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data