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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
CDM Center
📷
(DePaul)
243 S. Wabash
| College/University | 9.5 kg/sqft 
Highest 12%
| 1,757 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
Chicago Transit Authority - 120 N. Racine
⚠️
120 North Racine
| Office | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 1,192 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
60 W Erie Condo
60 W Erie St Apt 1401
| Multifamily Housing | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 654 tons 
Lowest 39%
|
|
Poe
10538 S Langley Ave
| K-12 School | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 362 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
215 N Peoria St
📷
215 N Peoria St
| Office | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 847 tons
Lowest 50%
|
|
2501 N Elston Avenue
2501 N Elston Avenue
| Vehicle Dealership | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 1,371 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
Red Shield Center
945 W. 69th St.
| Mixed Use Property | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 472 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
COP_MADW5957
🕰️
⚠️
5957-73 W Madison St
| Multifamily Housing | 9.4 kg/sqft | 583 tons |
|
Davis N
(CPS)
3014 W 39th Pl
| K-12 School | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 1,142 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
Conrad Hotel/MWRD McMillan Pavilion
🕰️
⚠️
101 E Erie
| Hotel | 9.4 kg/sqft | 3,649 tons |
|
Hyatt Place Chicago / South
5225 South Harper Ave.
| Hotel | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 800 tons
Lowest 48%
|
|
Washington SOuare-North and Cicero Development LLC
⚠️
4821-4951 W. North Avenue
| Strip Mall | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 1,691 tons
Highest 26%
|
|
645 North Michigan
645 North Michigan Avenue
| Office | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 2,023 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
Gleacher Center
📷
(UChicago)
450 North Cityfront Plaza
| College/University | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 2,022 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
Armitage Commons
3720 W Armitage Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 803 tons
Lowest 49%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data