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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Grand Blvd Plaza
🕰️
⚠️
5401 S WENTWORTH AVE
| Strip Mall | 9.3 kg/sqft  | 1,287 tons |
|
1950 - SOUTH LOOP
1300 S Clinton St
| Retail Store | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 991 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
Courthouse Place
46-64 W. Hubbard St.
| Office | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 990 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
Cook County Department of Corrections Campus
🕰️
2700 S California Ave
| Prison/Incarceration | 9.3 kg/sqft | 42,560 tons |
|
SpringHill Suites - Residence Inn
400-410 N. Dearborn St.
| Hotel | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 3,284 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
3000 N Halsted Street
3000 N Halsted Street
| Medical Office | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 1,335 tons
Highest 34%
|
|
Michigan 30 LLC
30 N. Michigan Ave
| Office | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 2,060 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
55 E. Jackson AcOuisitions LLC
⚠️
55 E. Jackson Blvd
| Office | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 4,059 tons
Highest 9%
|
|
Halas Recreation Center- ID# 254386
⚠️
(Loyola)
6458 N Winthrop Ave
| College/University | 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 1,124 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
Maguire Hall-ID#254163
⚠️
(Loyola)
1-11 E Pearson Ave
| Office | 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 506 tons 
Lowest 28%
|
|
118 S Clinton
⚡
118 S Clinton Street
| Office | 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 728 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
Edelstone Center
6030 South Ellis Avenue
| Office | 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 547 tons
Lowest 32%
|
|
Corkery Elementary -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
2510 S Kildare Ave
| K-12 School | 9.2 kg/sqft | 656 tons |
|
Seton Hall
📷
(DePaul)
2425 N. Sheffield
| College/University | 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 460 tons
Lowest 24%
|
|
Scientific Games-2727 Roscoe
🕰️
⚠️
2727 Roscoe St
| Office | 9.2 kg/sqft | 586 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data