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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
CCC District Office
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226 West Jackson Blvd.
| Office | 10.4 kg/sqft  | 2,352 tons |
|
35 N. State
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35 N. State
| Retail Store | 10.4 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 622 tons 
Lowest 38%
|
|
Nordstrom #220 Michigan Avenue
🕰️
55 E Grand Ave
| Retail Store | 10.4 kg/sqft | 3,635 tons |
|
Palmolive Building Condominium Association
913 921 N Michigan Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 10.4 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 4,128 tons
Highest 8%
|
|
Joffco SOuare
⚠️
555 W Roosevelt
| Other - Mall | 10.4 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 834 tons
Lowest 50%
|
|
The Renaissance at Southshore / Symphony South Shore LLC
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2425 E 71st St
| Senior Living Community | 10.3 kg/sqft | 833 tons |
|
Legacy Charter School
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3300 W OGDEN AVE
| K-12 School | 10.3 kg/sqft | 650 tons |
|
Interwest Chicago Hotel LLC dba Claridge House
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1244 N Dearborn Parkway
| Hotel | 10.3 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 865 tons
Highest 49%
|
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The Drake, IL-SV
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140 East Walton Place
| Hotel | 10.3 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 6,630 tons
Highest 4%
|
|
The Selfhelp Home, Inc.
908 W. Argyle St
| Senior Living Community | 10.3 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 1,520 tons
Highest 29%
|
|
Millennium Park Plaza
151-155 N Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 10.3 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 6,284 tons
Highest 4%
|
|
The Westin Michigan Avenue
909 North Michigan Avenue
| Hotel | 10.3 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 5,645 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
Central Plaza Residential Home
321 North Central Avenue
| Residential Care Facility | 10.3 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 726 tons
Lowest 44%
|
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Abbott
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947 E 58th St
| Laboratory | 10.3 kg/sqft | 1,063 tons |
|
4747 S DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR
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4747 S DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR
| Multifamily Housing | 10.2 kg/sqft | 2,505 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data