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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Woodbridge Nursing Pavilion, Ltd
🕰️
⚠️
2242 N Kedzie Blvd
| Senior Living Community | 9.6 kg/sqft  | 540 tons  |
|
2101 S WABASH AVE
🕰️
2101 S WABASH AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 9.6 kg/sqft | 306 tons |
|
CHICAGO SOUTH LOOP (1889)
1154 S Clark St
| Retail Store | 9.6 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 1,707 tons
Highest 26%
|
|
Arrive Streeterville
🚩
333 E Ontario Street
| Multifamily Housing | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 8,160 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
The Van Buren _CO (th202)
808 W Van Buren St
| Multifamily Housing | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 1,114 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
Woodlawn Social Services Center
950 East 61st Street
| Office | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 630 tons
Lowest 38%
|
|
Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center
📷
(DePaul)
2235 N. Sheffield
| College/University | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 1,112 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
ENGLEWOOD HEALTH CENTER
📷
⚠️
(Chicago)
641 W. 63rd St.
| Outpatient Rehabilitation/Physical Therapy | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 513 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
Brennemann
(CPS)
4251 N Clarendon Ave
| K-12 School | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 507 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
1555 Astor Condo (1555 N. Astor Street)
⚠️
1555 N. Astor Street
| Multifamily Housing | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 2,933 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
A&M FULTON WEST, LLC
⚠️
300 N Elizabeth
| Office | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 1,160 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates, LLC
⚡
8734 W. Catalpa
| Office | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 1,070 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
Chatham Call Center
8560 S Cottage Grove Avenue
| Office | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 1,209 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
Marillac Soical Center
212 South Francisco Ave
| Pre-school/Daycare | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 987 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
9672e-CHISR-Renaissance Chicago Hotel
1 West Wacker Drive
| Hotel | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 5,102 tons
Highest 6%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data