Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

How does Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago compare with other hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 25 hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago's ENERGY STAR score of 76 compares with an average of 56 across the 21 that report a score; it scores higher than 71% of them and lower than 24%. Its site EUI of 213.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 229.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 19.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 20.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 1,287,909 sq ft, it is about 40% above the average floor area of 920,964 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2012, 46 years later than the group's average year built (1967). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 748 hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 59 and a site EUI of 238.7 kBtu/ft².

How has Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 10 Chicago disclosures for Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, covering report years 2014–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 34 in 2014 to 76 in 2023 (+42 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 77. Site EUI moved from 251.0 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 213.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 34,191 tCO₂e to 24,546 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 76 mean?

ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 76 means the building performs better than about 76% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 76 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In Chicago, 35% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.

Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago's 213.0 kBtu/ft² across 1,287,909 sq ft works out to about 274.3 billion Btu (80,397 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 379.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 33,536,030 kWh of electricity and 1,577,334 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago to report its energy use?

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago reports under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance, the legal basis of the Chicago Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2023 disclosure (source record chicago:103614:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.