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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Midway SOuare
⚠️
5109 - 5151 S. Pulaski Road
| Strip Mall | 9.7 kg/sqft 
Highest 13%
| 538 tons 
Lowest 30%
|
|
MDA City Apartments
🕰️
⚠️
63 E Lake St
| Multifamily Housing | 9.7 kg/sqft | 1,704 tons |
|
29 East Madison LLC
29 E. Madison
| Office | 9.7 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 2,327 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
The Thompson Building
350 N. Clark St.
| Office | 9.7 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 1,081 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
Northgate Landing
🕰️
⚠️
7625-39 North East Lake Terrace
| Multifamily Housing | 9.7 kg/sqft | 485 tons |
|
Sophy Hotel
1411 E 53rd Street
| Hotel | 9.6 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 712 tons
Lowest 43%
|
|
Simpson Living Learning Center-ID# 254167
⚠️
(Loyola)
6333 N Winthrop Ave
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 9.6 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 1,128 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
Chicago 331
331 W Surf St
| Medical Office | 9.6 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 3,328 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
Chess Lofts Condominium
🕰️
⚠️
320 E 21st St
| Multifamily Housing | 9.6 kg/sqft | 857 tons |
|
Levi Hall
🏆
5801 S. Ellis Avenue
| Office | 9.6 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 862 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
Back of the Yards HS
⚠️
(CPS)
2111 W 47th St
| K-12 School | 9.6 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 2,041 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
Perspectives Charter Schools - Math & Science Academy
🕰️
⚠️
3663 S Wabash Ave
| K-12 School | 9.6 kg/sqft | 674 tons |
|
Providence Englewood Charter School
⚠️
6515 South Ashland Avenue
| K-12 School | 9.6 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 518 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
101 Grand
101 W. Grand Ave.
| Office | 9.6 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 595 tons
Lowest 36%
|
|
2140 N LINCOLN PARK West
🕰️
⚠️
2140 N LINCOLN PARK West
| Multifamily Housing | 9.6 kg/sqft | 498 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data