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.)
850 858 N Lakeshore Dr ⚠️ 850 858 N Lakeshore Dr	Commercial	-	-
The LaSalle Atrium Building ⚡ 401 S Lasalle St	Commercial	-	-
2 12 S Halsted St ⚡ 2 12 S Halsted St	Commercial	-	-
De Diego Community Academy -CPS ⚠️ (CPS) 1313 N Claremont Ave	K-12 School	-	-
Wells Community Academy HS -CPS ⚠️ (CPS) 936 N Ashland Ave	K-12 School	-	-
EuroFurniture ⚠️ 2145 W Grand Ave	Retail Store	-	-
5050 S Kedzie Ave ⚠️ 5050 S Kedzie Ave	Retail Store	-	-
Columbus Manor Nursing Home ⚡ 🕰️ 5107 W. Jackson Blvd.	Other - Lodging/Residential	-	-
IRI Global Headquarters ⚠️ 150 N Clinton St	Office	-	-
"I AM" Temple of Chicago ⚡ 176 W Washington St	Commercial	-	-
Cassidy Tire ⚠️ 344 N Canal St	Repair Services (Vehicle, Shoe, Locksmith, etc.)	-	-
4000 4006 W North Ave ⚡ 4000 4006 W North Ave	Commercial	-	-
Life Changers International Church ⚡ 1337 W 15th St	Commercial	-	-
3510 3524 S Western Ave ⚡ 3510 3524 S Western Ave	Commercial	-	-
2430 2458 W George St ⚡ 2430 2458 W George St	Commercial	-	-

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data