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Chicago Buildings by Greenhouse Gas Intensity

Note: Data only includes large Chicago buildings from 2020

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.” This dataset is also then filtered to only buildings with reported emissions > 1,000 metric tons.

This data is also from 2020, but when new benchmark data is available, we'll update the site.

Property Name / address	Primary Property Type	Greenhouse Gas Intensity (kg CO₂/sqft)	Total Greenhouse Emissions (metric tons CO₂)	Natural Gas Use (kBtu)	Electricity Use (kBtu)
Gordon Center for Integrative Science (GCIS) 🚩 929 E 57th St	Laboratory	35.9 #16 Highest	17,199 #34 Highest	81,790 #19 Lowest	85,442,080 #34 Highest
Pete's Pulaski 🚩 4343 S Pulaski Rd	Supermarket/Grocery Store	35.6 #17 Highest	1,994 Lowest 48%	6,036,287 Lowest 22%	10,724,710 Highest 38%
Pete's 118th 🚩 3454 - 3620 E 118th St	Supermarket/Grocery Store	35.3 #18 Highest	1,905 Lowest 45%	7,587,758 Lowest 30%	9,625,003 Highest 45%
320 E Superior Street 🚩 320 E Superior Street	Laboratory	34.7 #19 Highest	6,477 Highest 11%	35,246,751 Highest 11%	29,505,188 Highest 12%
Pete's Madison 🚩 2333 W Madison	Supermarket/Grocery Store	34.0 #20 Highest	2,241 Highest 45%	7,362,668 Lowest 28%	11,851,914 Highest 34%
Pete's Cermak 🚩 2526 W Cermak Ave	Supermarket/Grocery Store	33.1 #21 Highest	2,448 Highest 39%	12,188,865 Lowest 49%	11,538,492 Highest 35%
Life Science Research Building 🚩 (Illinois Tech) 35 W 34th Street	College/University	32.8 #22 Highest	3,377 Highest 27%	-	5,976,548 Lowest 28%
8522-Edgewater 🚩 5201 Sheridan Rd	Supermarket/Grocery Store	32.7 #23 Highest	1,805 Lowest 42%	6,354,425 Lowest 23%	9,404,755 Highest 46%
Accelerator/High Energy Physics 🚩 5604 - 5620 S Ellis Ave	Laboratory	32.3 #24 Highest	1,901 Lowest 45%	235,680 Lowest 3%	8,462,342 Lowest 48%
Jewel Osco, 03470-Elston & Addison 🚩 3570 N Elston Ave	Supermarket/Grocery Store	32.2 #25 Highest	1,771 Lowest 41%	4,710,000 Lowest 16%	9,746,473 Highest 44%
6009 N BROADWAY 🚩 6009 N BROADWAY	Supermarket/Grocery Store	31.6 #27 Highest	1,788 Lowest 42%	7,861,300 Lowest 31%	8,778,059 Lowest 50%
8507-Jefferson Park (Elston) 🚩 5353 N Elston Ave	Supermarket/Grocery Store	31.6 #27 Highest	1,995 Lowest 48%	10,009,607 Lowest 40%	9,376,555 Highest 46%
8512-South Loop (16th & Clark) 🚩 1615 S Clark St	Supermarket/Grocery Store	31.4 #28 Highest	1,944 Lowest 46%	6,836,384 Lowest 26%	10,128,159 Highest 42%
4700 N MARINE DR 🚩 4700 N MARINE DR	Medical Office	31.1 #29 Highest	4,594 Highest 18%	71,164,912 #40 Highest	5,215,078 Lowest 21%
Hinds Laboratory 🚩 5734 S Ellis Ave	Laboratory	30.7 #30 Highest	4,038 Highest 21%	-	16,855,846 Highest 22%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data