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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
6118 Sheridan Road Condominium Homeowners Association
6118 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 8.9 kg/sqft 
Highest 15%
| 905 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
HeadOuarters
547 W. Jackson Blvd.
| Office | 8.9 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 3,099 tons
Highest 12%
|
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333 South Wabash
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333 S. Wabash
| Office | 8.9 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 12,623 tons #37 Highest
|
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Park West Condominium
444 W Fullerton Pkwy
| Multifamily Housing | 8.9 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 1,717 tons
Highest 26%
|
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The Garland Building Office Condominium
111 North Wabash
| Office | 8.9 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 2,312 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
Hiltons at McCormick Place
123 East Cermak, Suite 300
| Hotel | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 3,179 tons
Highest 12%
|
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Jarla, LLC
1825 W. Webster Ave.
| Other - Recreation | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 444 tons 
Lowest 22%
|
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Norville Center - Gentile Center-ID#254171
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(Loyola)
6526 N Winthrop
| College/University | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 1,119 tons
Highest 39%
|
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600 S Michigan
(Columbia)
600 S Michigan
| College/University | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 1,537 tons
Highest 29%
|
|
Westinghouse HS
(CPS)
3223 W Franklin Blvd
| K-12 School | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 1,967 tons
Highest 22%
|
|
Ascension Living Resurrection Village - Life Center
7370 West Talcott Avenue
| Senior Living Community | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 782 tons
Lowest 48%
|
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Goldblatts Building
1609 W. Chicago
| Office | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 1,413 tons
Highest 32%
|
|
Simeon HS
(CPS)
8147 S Vincennes Ave
| K-12 School | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 2,508 tons
Highest 16%
|
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Brooks HS
(CPS)
250 E 111th St
| K-12 School | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 2,340 tons
Highest 17%
|
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3838 North Broadway, LLC
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3838 N. Broadway St.
| Multifamily Housing | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 620 tons
Lowest 37%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data