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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Torrey-Gray Doane 840 N. LaSalle
(Moody Bible)
820 N. Lasalle
| College/University | 15.2 kg/sqft 
Highest 4%
| 1,320 tons
Highest 34%
|
|
3176AS - Chicago, IL
⚠️
9400 S. Ashland Ave
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 15.2 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 1,007 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
McGowan South
📷
(DePaul)
1110 W. Belden
| College/University | 15.2 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 1,949 tons
Highest 22%
|
|
540 West Madison
🚩
540 W. Madison
| Financial Office | 15.2 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 18,624 tons #18 Highest
|
|
AbilityLab
🚩
355 E. Erie Ave
| Outpatient Rehabilitation/Physical Therapy | 15.1 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 13,246 tons #36 Highest
|
|
California Park / McFetridge
🕰️
⚠️
3843 N California Ave
| Other - Recreation | 15.1 kg/sqft | 1,630 tons |
|
American Asia
⚠️
4851-4887 N. Broadway
| Strip Mall | 15.1 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 927 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
California Gardens Rehabilitation Center
🕰️
2829 S CALIFORNIA BLVD
| Senior Living Community | 15.1 kg/sqft | 1,096 tons |
|
150-160 E. Huron
🕰️
⚠️
150-160 E. Huron
| Hotel | 14.9 kg/sqft | 5,343 tons |
|
Walmart Supercenter #5781
🕰️
⚠️
8331 S Stewart Ave
| Wholesale Club/Supercenter | 14.8 kg/sqft | 2,190 tons |
|
65 E GOETHE ST
🕰️
65 E GOETHE ST
| Multifamily Housing | 14.8 kg/sqft | 1,701 tons |
|
2013-Chicago Downtown - Franklin/Madison (RR ONLY)
🕰️
1 South Franklin Street
| Hotel | 14.7 kg/sqft | 2,065 tons |
|
POLICE TRAINING ACADEMY
📷
(Chicago)
1300 W. Jackson Blvd.
| Adult Education | 14.7 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 2,637 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
House of Blues Chicago
🕰️
⚠️
329 N Dearborn St
| Performing Arts | 14.7 kg/sqft | 802 tons  |
|
Roscoe SOuare/ 90034
⚠️
3330 N Western Ave
| Strip Mall | 14.7 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 2,060 tons
Highest 21%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data