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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Adler Planetarium
📷
⚠️
1300 S. Lake Shore Dr.
| Museum | 10.1 kg/sqft 
Highest 10%
| 1,774 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
Scholars Corner Apartments
5100-5110 S. Cornell
| Multifamily Housing | 10.1 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 608 tons 
Lowest 37%
|
|
Auburn Commons
🕰️
⚠️
1626 W 87th St
| Multifamily Housing | 10.0 kg/sqft | 640 tons |
|
Kanoon
⚡
(CPS)
2233 S Kedzie Ave
| K-12 School | 10.0 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 682 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
Park View Towers Condominium Association
2740 N Pine Grove Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 10.0 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 863 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
5107 S. Blackstone Ave
🕰️
⚠️
5107 S. Blackstone Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 10.0 kg/sqft | 842 tons |
|
The Salvation Army
🕰️
⚠️
506 N DESPLAINES ST
| Office | 10.0 kg/sqft | 646 tons |
|
Hyde Park Shopping Center
⚠️
1500-1554 E 55th St
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 10.0 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 712 tons
Lowest 43%
|
|
The John Hancock Center
🚨
📷
⚡
875 N Michigan Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 10.0 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 22,818 tons #8 Highest
|
|
6700 Crandon Condominium Association
🕰️
6700 S Crandon Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 9.9 kg/sqft | 814 tons |
|
1400 State Parkway Condominium Association
🕰️
1400 N State Pkwy
| Multifamily Housing | 9.9 kg/sqft | 938 tons |
|
Trinity United Church of Christ
🕰️
⚠️
400 W 95th St
| Worship Facility | 9.9 kg/sqft | 775 tons |
|
Beasley
⚠️
(CPS)
5255 S State St
| K-12 School | 9.9 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 1,391 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
Quadrangle House
🕰️
6700 S Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 9.9 kg/sqft | 2,181 tons |
|
Peerless Building
200 210 S Halsted St
| Office | 9.9 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 1,136 tons
Highest 39%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data