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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1900 1912 W PRATT BLVD
🕰️
1900 1912 W PRATT BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 11.0 kg/sqft  | 532 tons  |
|
Harper Center (Booth School)
📷
(UChicago)
5807 South Woodlawn Ave.
| College/University | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 4,633 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
444 N. Michigan
🏆
444 N. Michigan Avenue
| Office | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 5,691 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
7500 S SOUTH SHORE DR
🕰️
⚠️
7500 S SOUTH SHORE DR
| Multifamily Housing | 11.0 kg/sqft | 890 tons |
|
Hilton Chicago MM Suites
⚠️
198 East Delaware Place
| Hotel | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 3,459 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
Daniel C. Beard Elementary School
6445 W Strong St
| K-12 School | 10.9 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 440 tons
Lowest 22%
|
|
Lake Meadows Shopping Center - (LA Fitness - Building 2)
⚠️
3455 S King Dr
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 10.9 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 660 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
Orr HS / Kipp-One
(CPS)
730 N Pulaski Rd
| K-12 School | 10.9 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 3,292 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
Collins Academy High School
🕰️
(CPS)
1313 S Sacramento Blvd
| K-12 School | 10.9 kg/sqft | 2,243 tons |
|
WTTW 11 - Main Campus
⚡
5400 N. St. Louis
| Office | 10.9 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 2,001 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
SCI-Sinai
🕰️
⚠️
2653 West Ogden Avenue
| Medical Office | 10.9 kg/sqft | 1,179 tons |
|
343 S DEARBORN ST
🕰️
⚠️
343 S DEARBORN ST
| Multifamily Housing | 10.9 kg/sqft | 1,829 tons |
|
1340 S Damen Avenue
⚠️
1340 S Damen Avenue
| Office | 10.9 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 1,749 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
Womans Athletic Club Chicago
626 Michigan Ave
| Social/Meeting Hall | 10.9 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 929 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
919 S California Ave.
⚠️
919 S California Avenue
| Other | 10.9 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 927 tons
Highest 46%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data