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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Disney
⚠️
(CPS)
4140 N Marine Dr
| K-12 School | 7.5 kg/sqft 
Highest 25%
| 1,952 tons
Highest 22%
|
|
Hyatt Regency Chicago
🚩
📷
151 East Wacker Drive
| Hotel | 7.5 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 15,113 tons #29 Highest
|
|
Presidents Plaza 1
8600 West Bryn Mawr Ave
| Office | 7.5 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 3,110 tons
Highest 12%
|
|
Diversey Square Associates II
🕰️
3212 West Diversey Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 7.4 kg/sqft | 349 tons  |
|
THC 1333 S. Wabash LLC
1333 S Wabash Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 1,975 tons
Highest 22%
|
|
The Hensley
⚠️
707 N Wells
| Multifamily Housing | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 670 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
Payton HS
(CPS)
1034 N Wells St
| K-12 School | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 1,611 tons
Highest 28%
|
|
McPherson
(CPS)
4728 N Wolcott Ave
| K-12 School | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 1,148 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
Armstrong G
(CPS)
2110 W Greenleaf Ave
| K-12 School | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 1,083 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
Joplin
(CPS)
7931 S Honore St
| K-12 School | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 575 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
650 W Lake
650 W Lake
| Office | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 448 tons
Lowest 22%
|
|
Maudelle Brown Bousfield Apartments
(CHA)
4949 S. Cottage Grove
| Multifamily Housing | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 499 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
SULZER LIBRARY
📷
(Chicago)
4455 N. Lincoln Ave.
| Library | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 610 tons
Lowest 37%
|
|
The Silver Tower Chicago Condominium Association
303 West Ohio Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 2,108 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
30 East Elm Condominium Association
30 E Elm St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 756 tons
Lowest 46%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data