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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1333 West Belmont Avenue
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1333 West Belmont
| Medical Office | 12.4 kg/sqft 
Highest 6%
| 907 tons
Highest 47%
|
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7914 7932 S WABASH AVE
🕰️
⚠️
7914 7932 S WABASH AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 12.4 kg/sqft | 375 tons  |
|
McCormick Tribune Campus Center (MTCC)
📷
🕰️
⚠️
(Illinois Tech)
3201 S State Street
| College/University | 12.3 kg/sqft | 1,151 tons |
|
Aperion Care International
4815 S. Western Blvd.
| Senior Living Community | 12.3 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 1,122 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
Malcolm X College
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(City Colleges)
1900 West Van Buren Street
| College/University | 12.3 kg/sqft | 6,671 tons |
|
Northeastern Illinois University
🕰️
5500 N. Saint Louis Avenue
| College/University | 12.3 kg/sqft | 15,478 tons |
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Lincoln Common D
⚠️
2350 N Lincoln
| Office | 12.2 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 700 tons
Lowest 43%
|
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Siegel Hall
📷
🕰️
(Illinois Tech)
3301 S State Street
| College/University | 12.2 kg/sqft | 775 tons |
|
811 W Fulton
803 W Fulton Market
| Office | 12.2 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 790 tons
Lowest 48%
|
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Damen Student Center-ID#254161
⚠️
(Loyola)
6511 N Sheridan Rd
| College/University | 12.2 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 1,309 tons
Highest 35%
|
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Clayton Residential Home Inc
2026 North Clark Street
| Residential Care Facility | 12.2 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 750 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
Northside Prep HS
(CPS)
5501 N Kedzie Ave
| K-12 School | 12.1 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 2,695 tons
Highest 15%
|
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Ascension St Elizabeth Professional Office Building
🕰️
⚠️
1431 N Western Ave
| Medical Office | 12.1 kg/sqft | 860 tons |
|
City Hall
📷
(Chicago)
121 N. La Salle St.
| Office | 12.1 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 4,967 tons
Highest 6%
|
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Garfield Center
⚠️
10 S. Kedzie Ave.
| Office | 12.1 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 760 tons
Lowest 46%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data