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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Atwater Apartments (gl31) (tz40)
⚠️
355 East Ohio Street
| Multifamily Housing | 8.6 kg/sqft 
Highest 17%
| 4,920 tons
Highest 6%
|
|
630 North Rush
🕰️
⚠️
630 North Rush
| Mixed Use Property | 8.6 kg/sqft | 2,768 tons |
|
Le Meridien Essex Chicago
800 S Michigan Ave
| Hotel | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 853 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
Olympia Centre
🚩
⚡
737 N Michigan
| Mixed Use Property | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 9,091 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
St. Xavier University
⚠️
3700 W. 103rd St.
| College/University | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 4,021 tons
Highest 9%
|
|
Mentor Building
🕰️
39 S STATE ST
| Multifamily Housing | 8.6 kg/sqft | 623 tons  |
|
The Shops on Wabash, LLC
17-23 N. Wabash
| Office | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 610 tons
Lowest 37%
|
|
Fordham Hall- ID# 103681
⚠️
(Loyola)
6455 N Sheridan Rd
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 974 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
425 South Financial
🚩
425 South Financial Place (440 South Lasalle)
| Office | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 10,695 tons #49 Highest
|
|
141 West Jackson Boulevard (Chicago Board of Trade Building)
🚩
⚡
141 West Jackson Boulevard
| Office | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 13,415 tons #35 Highest
|
|
Mundelein Center- ID#102408
⚠️
(Loyola)
1020 W Sheridan Rd
| College/University | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 1,782 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
AlgonOuin #2
1606 E. 50th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 511 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
Addison & Clark (dd020)
1025 W Addison St
| Multifamily Housing | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 2,229 tons
Highest 19%
|
|
Hampton Inn Chicago North/Loyola Station
🕰️
⚠️
1209 W Albion
| Hotel | 8.5 kg/sqft | 780 tons |
|
Exhibit on Superior
📷
165 W. Superior St.
| Multifamily Housing | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 1,903 tons
Highest 23%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data