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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Soldier Field
🕰️
1410 South Museum Campus Drive
| Stadium (Open) | 14.7 kg/sqft  | 22,703 tons |
|
MT SINAI HOSPITAL
⚠️
1501 S California Ave
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 14.6 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 12,395 tons #40 Highest
|
|
Jeffery Plaza
⚠️
2101 E 71st St & 7131 S Jeffrey Blvd
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 14.6 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 1,657 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
Bricktown SOuare (Farmer's Best Bldg)
⚠️
6420 W Fullerton
| Strip Mall | 14.5 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 1,988 tons
Highest 22%
|
|
61480 - Galewood 14
5530 W Homer St
| Movie Theater | 14.4 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 833 tons 
Lowest 50%
|
|
Scientific Games-2718 Roscoe
🕰️
⚠️
2718 Roscoe St
| Office | 14.3 kg/sqft | 1,745 tons |
|
U.S. Bank -- Pullman Branch
🕰️
⚠️
1000 E 111th St
| Office | 14.3 kg/sqft | 1,372 tons |
|
The RacOuet Club of Chicago
1365 N. Dearborn Parkway
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 14.3 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 884 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
Arlo Chicago
168 N Michigan Ave , Arlo Chicago
| Hotel | 14.2 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 1,409 tons
Highest 32%
|
|
Fletcher Jones Chicago Service (Audi)
🕰️
⚠️
1521 W NORTH AVE
| Automobile Dealership | 14.2 kg/sqft | 783 tons |
|
Thomas P. Levan Center
📷
(DePaul)
2322 N. Kenmore
| College/University | 14.2 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 745 tons
Lowest 45%
|
|
Continental Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
5336 N. Western Avenue
| Senior Living Community | 14.2 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 722 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
Bradley Business Center I
⚠️
2630 - 2650 West Bradley Place
| Office | 14.1 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 2,118 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
Chicago
⚠️
1 West Washington St
| Hotel | 14.1 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 1,196 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
730 Michigan Avenue
⚠️
730 North Michigan Avenue
| Other - Mall | 14.1 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 3,220 tons
Highest 11%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data