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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
U.S. Cellular Plaza - 8430 _ Goby LLC
⚡
8430 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
| Office | 1.0 kg/sqft 
Lowest 11%
| 343 tons
Lowest 12%
|
|
116 S. Michigan Ave.
🏆
116 S. Michigan Ave.
| College/University | 1.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 11%
| 115 tons
#3 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
11414 S HALSTED ST
🕰️
11414 S HALSTED ST
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 1.0 kg/sqft | 66 tons |
|
Morgan Park United Methodist Church
🕰️
⚠️
11030 S. Longwood Dr
| Worship Facility | 0.9 kg/sqft | 62 tons |
|
Devon Executive
⚡
🕰️
4001 W Devon Ave
| Office | 0.9 kg/sqft | 47 tons |
|
PowellStBrdg-CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
7765 S COLES AVE
| K-12 School | 0.8 kg/sqft | 80 tons |
|
6160 N Cicero
⚡
🕰️
6160 N CICERO AVE
| Office | 0.8 kg/sqft | 51 tons |
|
Market Place at Six Corners 10361
🕰️
⚠️
4612 - 4730 W Irving Park Rd
| Other - Mall | 0.8 kg/sqft | 91 tons |
|
Dugan-CPS
⚡
🕰️
(CPS)
4541 S Wood St
| K-12 School | 0.7 kg/sqft | 62 tons |
|
SouthLoopBrn-CPS
⚡
🕰️
(CPS)
1915 S FEDERAL ST
| K-12 School | 0.7 kg/sqft | 148 tons |
|
The Chicago Theatre
📷
175 North State Street
| Performing Arts | 0.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 11%
| 515 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
Cambria Hotel
🕰️
⚠️
32 W RANDOLPH ST
| Hotel | 0.7 kg/sqft | 166 tons |
|
1830 N WINCHESTER AVE
📷
⚡
🕰️
1830 N WINCHESTER AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 0.7 kg/sqft | 47 tons |
|
811 E. 46th
🕰️
⚠️
811 E. 46th St
| Multifamily Housing | 0.6 kg/sqft | 44 tons |
|
Belding Earl-CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
4209 W Irving Park Rd
| K-12 School | 0.5 kg/sqft | 37 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data