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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arthur J. Schmitt Academic Center
📷
(DePaul)
2320 N. Kenmore
| College/University | 8.4 kg/sqft 
Highest 20%
| 1,383 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
CHICAGO WEST LOOP (2781)
1101 W Jackson Blvd
| Retail Store | 8.4 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 1,422 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
50 East Chestnut Condominium Association
50 East Chestnut Street
| Multifamily Housing | 8.4 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 1,166 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
One11 West Illinois
⚠️
111 W. Illinois St.
| Office | 8.4 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 2,021 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
Columbus Plaza Venture LLC
233 E Wacker Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 8.4 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 4,524 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
Silversmith Hotel & Suites - CSS
10 South Wabash Avenue
| Hotel | 8.4 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 1,129 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
8501 West Higgins Rd Chicago IL
⚡
8501 West Higgins Road
| Office | 8.4 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 1,400 tons
Highest 32%
|
|
2314 N LINCOLN PARK WEST
🕰️
⚠️
2314 N LINCOLN PARK WEST
| Multifamily Housing | 8.4 kg/sqft | 803 tons  |
|
Belmont Place
⚡
4645 West Belmont Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 8.4 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 451 tons
Lowest 23%
|
|
Palmer House a Hilton Hotel (CHIPH)
🚨
📷
17 E. Monroe Street
| Hotel | 8.4 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 14,166 tons #33 Highest
|
|
The Hayden
⚠️
1109 W Washington Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 917 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
City Hyde Park
⚠️
5105 S Harper Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 3,038 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
3021 S Michigan
3001 S Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 555 tons
Lowest 32%
|
|
Heritage Woods of Chicago
2800 West Fulton
| Senior Living Community | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 608 tons
Lowest 37%
|
|
Sheridan Park
4536 North Magnolia
| Multifamily Housing | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 461 tons
Lowest 24%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data