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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
01330 - River East 21
📷
⚠️
322 E Illinois St
| Movie Theater | 9.2 kg/sqft 
Highest 13%
| 1,044 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
Sinai Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital
⚠️
1401 S California Ave
| Outpatient Rehabilitation/Physical Therapy | 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 1,629 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
Hemingway House Condominium Association
1850 N. Clark Street
| Multifamily Housing | 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 1,944 tons
Highest 22%
|
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Target, Bedford Park (0841)
🕰️
7100 S Cicero Ave
| Retail Store | 9.2 kg/sqft | 1,158 tons |
|
The Duncan
1515 W. Monroe St.
| Multifamily Housing | 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 1,186 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
St. Peter's Church
🕰️
⚠️
110 W Madison St
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 9.2 kg/sqft | 631 tons  |
|
Corliss HS / Noble-Butler
⚠️
(CPS)
821 E 103rd St
| K-12 School | 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 2,500 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
The Loftrium
⚡
819 S Wabash Ave
| Office | 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 880 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
CHICAGO NEAR NORTH (0942)
2656 N Elston Ave
| Retail Store | 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 1,705 tons
Highest 26%
|
|
150 North Wacker Drive
150 North Wacker Drive
| Office | 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 2,714 tons
Highest 14%
|
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Corboy Law Center-ID# 101971
⚠️
(Loyola)
25 E. Pearson St.
| College/University | 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 2,808 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
1375 Fulton
1375 W Fulton
| Office | 9.1 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 3,642 tons
Highest 10%
|
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Left Bank at K Station (lf69) (fb17)
⚠️
300 N Canal St
| Multifamily Housing | 9.1 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 4,140 tons
Highest 8%
|
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Eastwood Garden Limited Partnership
🕰️
⚠️
6531 S. LOWE
| Multifamily Housing | 9.1 kg/sqft | 1,608 tons |
|
Center Home For Hispanic Elderly
1401 N. California Ave
| Senior Living Community | 9.1 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 684 tons
Lowest 41%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data