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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dunning SOuare
⚠️
6408-6500 West Irving Park Road
| Strip Mall | 16.4 kg/sqft 
Highest 3%
| 2,111 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
87th Street Center - All Stores
🕰️
⚠️
35 W. 87TH STREET
| Retail Store | 16.3 kg/sqft | 2,843 tons |
|
The Art Institute of Chicago
🚨
📷
111 South Michigan Ave
| Museum | 16.3 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 16,445 tons #22 Highest
|
|
Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital
520 N. Ridgeway
| Other - Specialty Hospital | 16.3 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 872 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
Jenel Management Corp
⚡
🕰️
25 E Oak St
| Other - Mall | 16.3 kg/sqft | 832 tons  |
|
Chicago-Lakeshore
6130 North Sheridan Rd
| Other - Specialty Hospital | 16.1 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,301 tons
Highest 35%
|
|
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
🕰️
⚠️
11 E Walton St
| Hotel | 16.0 kg/sqft | 4,957 tons |
|
Advocate Center, Chicago Bulls Training Facility
15 S. Wood Street
| Other | 16.0 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 960 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
Alden Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
🕰️
820 W LAWRENCE AVE
| Senior Living Community | 16.0 kg/sqft | 1,428 tons |
|
Sullivan Athletic Center
📷
(DePaul)
2323 N. Sheffield Ave.
| College/University | 16.0 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 1,016 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
Chalet Living and Rehab
7350 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Senior Living Community | 16.0 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 1,075 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
Hotel Zachary
3630 N. Clark St.
| Hotel | 15.9 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 2,937 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
08270 - Ford City 14
7601 South Cicero Avenue
| Movie Theater | 15.9 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 1,153 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
Midtown Athletic Club
⚠️
2020 W Fullerton
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 15.9 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 3,316 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
Ascension St Joseph Hospital - Chicago
🚩
2900 N Lake Shore Drive
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 15.9 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 10,804 tons #48 Highest
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data