Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus
Mixed Use Property in Chicago, IL · 1431 North Claremont Ave · 60622
At a glance
Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus is a 309,056-square-foot mixed use property building at 1431 North Claremont Ave in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1928. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 162.5 kBtu/ft² and 4,332 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 162.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 279.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 4,332 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 14.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 5,620,328 kWh |
| Natural gas | 310,307 therms |
| Gross floor area | 309,056 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:100001:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 162.5 kBtu/ft² | 4,332 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 164.0 kBtu/ft² | 4,013 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 171.0 kBtu/ft² | 4,481 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 175.0 kBtu/ft² | 4,780 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 178.3 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 188.8 kBtu/ft² | 5,379 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | 85 | +1 | 182.6 kBtu/ft² | 5,809 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 84 | +4 | 190.4 kBtu/ft² | 5,932 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 80 | +5 | 194.9 kBtu/ft² | 6,383 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 75 | 206.0 kBtu/ft² | 6,551 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance
Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1431 North Claremont Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60622
- Coordinates
- 41.89832, -87.62138
Within ~1 km
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How does Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus compare with other mixed use property buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 40 mixed use property buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 162.5 kBtu/ft² is about 65% above the average of 98.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 14.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 39% above the group average of 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 309,056 sq ft, it is about 55% below the average floor area of 689,510 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1928, 41 years earlier than the group's average year built (1969). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,212 mixed use property buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Chicago disclosures for Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus, covering report years 2014–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 75 in 2014 to 85 in 2017 (+10 points). Site EUI moved from 206.0 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 162.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 6,551 tCO₂e to 4,332 tCO₂e over the same span (down 34%).
What does a site EUI of 162.5 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus's 162.5 kBtu/ft² across 309,056 sq ft works out to about 50.2 billion Btu (14,719 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 279.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 5,620,328 kWh of electricity and 310,307 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus to report its energy use?
Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus 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:100001:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus's energy grade?
Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 162.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 162.5 kBtu/ft² (279.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 309,056 sq ft, including 5,620,328 kWh of electricity and 310,307 therms of natural gas.
What are Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus's carbon emissions?
Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus reported 4,332 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (14.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus?
Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus is at 1431 North Claremont Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60622. Its coordinates are 41.89832, -87.62138 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus and when was it built?
Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus has 309,056 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1928 as its year built. It is classed as mixed use property.
Is Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance.
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About this data
Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking (Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/ascension-smemc-st-elizabeth-campus-947ca34b (data as of October 2, 2026).