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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
AJ1034 - Chicago Marriott @ Medical District/UIC
⚠️
625 S. Ashland Avenue
| Hotel | 13.2 kg/sqft 
Highest 5%
| 950 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
Lake Meadows 6
🕰️
500 E 33rd St
| Multifamily Housing | 13.2 kg/sqft | 4,028 tons |
|
1976 - LINCOLN PARK
⚠️
2665 N Halsted St
| Retail Store | 13.2 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 1,054 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
WOODSON REGIONAL LIBRARY
⚠️
9525 S. Halsted St.
| Library | 13.1 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 851 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
Regenstein Library
1100 East 57th Street
| Library | 13.1 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 7,934 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
Hotel Monaco Chicago
225 N. Wabash Avenue
| Hotel | 13.0 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 1,590 tons
Highest 28%
|
|
Sofitel Chicago Water Tower
20 East Chestnut
| Hotel | 13.0 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 4,895 tons
Highest 6%
|
|
Walmart Supercenter #5402
4650 W. North Avenue
| Wholesale Club/Supercenter | 13.0 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 1,836 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
639 W GRACE ST
🕰️
639 W GRACE ST
| Multifamily Housing | 13.0 kg/sqft | 690 tons  |
|
Cubs Office Building
⚠️
1101 West Waveland Ave
| Office | 12.9 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 3,192 tons
Highest 12%
|
|
Whitney Young -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
211 S Laflin St
| K-12 School | 12.9 kg/sqft | 5,551 tons |
|
Onni 311 N Morgan LLC dba The Emily Hotel
311 N Morgan St
| Hotel | 12.8 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 1,648 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
Crowell 820 N. LaSalle
⚠️
(Moody Bible)
820 N. Lasalle
| College/University | 12.8 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 1,317 tons
Highest 34%
|
|
Harmony Nursing and Rehabilitation
🕰️
⚠️
3919 W FOSTER AVE
| Residential Care Facility | 12.8 kg/sqft | 825 tons |
|
8816
⚠️
(Northwestern)
375 E Chicago Ave
| College/University | 12.7 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 4,913 tons
Highest 6%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data