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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cook Brothers
⚠️
1710 - 1740 N Kostner Ave
| Retail Store | 8.7 kg/sqft 
Highest 18%
| 936 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
606 E Woodland Park Avenue
606 E Woodland Park Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 889 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
1020 W Lawrence
⚠️
1020 W Lawrence Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 1,511 tons
Highest 30%
|
|
00620-Chicago, IL
700 N Michigan Avenue
| Retail Store | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 1,533 tons
Highest 29%
|
|
Renaissance Ohare
8500 West Bryn Mawr Ave
| Hotel | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 2,723 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
2301-2305 S Michigan
🕰️
⚠️
2301-2305 South Michigan Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 8.7 kg/sqft | 590 tons  |
|
A&M 303 WEST ERIE, LLC
⚠️
303 West Erie
| Office | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 545 tons
Lowest 31%
|
|
Chicago Bar Association
⚡
321 S. Plymouth Ct.
| Office | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 862 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
640 644 N WABASH AVE
🕰️
⚠️
640 644 N WABASH AVE
| Hotel | 8.7 kg/sqft | 547 tons |
|
Chicago IL SCH
162-164 E Ontario St
| Hotel | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 670 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
400 W. Superior
📷
(Chicago)
400-432 W. Superior Street
| Office | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 1,125 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
AlgonOuin #4
1607 E. 50th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 514 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
4532 - 42 S. Drexel
🕰️
⚠️
4532 - 42 S. Drexel Blvd.
| Multifamily Housing | 8.7 kg/sqft | 545 tons |
|
AlgonOuin #3
⚠️
1616 E. 50th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 511 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
Levy House
📷
1221 W Sherwin Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 396 tons
Lowest 18%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data