Holy Cross Hospital
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) in Chicago, IL · 2701 W 68th St, · 60629
At a glance
Holy Cross Hospital is a 409,910-square-foot hospital (general medical & surgical) at 2701 W 68th St, in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1963. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 63 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 300.9 kBtu/ft² and 8,989 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 52% of the 21 scored hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 63 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 300.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 438.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 8,989 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 21.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 8,693,093 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,040,594 therms |
| Gross floor area | 409,910 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:100372:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 63 | +16 | 300.9 kBtu/ft² | 8,989 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 47 | 341.7 kBtu/ft² | 9,723 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 76 | +69 | 330.1 kBtu/ft² | 7,708 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 7 | +6 | 392.5 kBtu/ft² | 12,167 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 1 | -9 | 3063.1 kBtu/ft² | 70,439 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 10 | -6 | 376.6 kBtu/ft² | 12,837 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 16 | 362.2 kBtu/ft² | 12,650 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
- 2701 W 68th St,
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60629
- Coordinates
- 42.00525, -87.67177
Within ~1 km
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How does Holy Cross Hospital 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. Holy Cross Hospital's ENERGY STAR score of 63 compares with an average of 56 across the 21 that report a score; it scores higher than 52% of them and lower than 43%. Its site EUI of 300.9 kBtu/ft² is about 31% above the average of 229.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 21.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 20.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 409,910 sq ft, it is about 55% below the average floor area of 920,964 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 3 years earlier 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 Holy Cross Hospital's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Holy Cross Hospital, covering report years 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 16 in 2015 to 63 in 2023 (+47 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 76. Site EUI moved from 362.2 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 300.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 12,650 tCO₂e to 8,989 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 63 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 63 means the building performs better than about 63% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 63 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 12 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. Holy Cross Hospital's 300.9 kBtu/ft² across 409,910 sq ft works out to about 123.3 billion Btu (36,148 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 438.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 8,693,093 kWh of electricity and 1,040,594 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Holy Cross Hospital to report its energy use?
Holy Cross Hospital 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:100372:2023). 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 Holy Cross Hospital's energy grade?
Holy Cross Hospital scores 63 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Holy Cross Hospital use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 300.9 kBtu/ft² (438.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 409,910 sq ft, including 8,693,093 kWh of electricity and 1,040,594 therms of natural gas.
What are Holy Cross Hospital's carbon emissions?
Holy Cross Hospital reported 8,989 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (21.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Holy Cross Hospital?
Holy Cross Hospital is at 2701 W 68th St,, in Chicago, Illinois 60629. Its coordinates are 42.00525, -87.67177 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Holy Cross Hospital and when was it built?
Holy Cross Hospital has 409,910 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1963 as its year built. It is classed as hospital (general medical & surgical).
Is Holy Cross Hospital 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, “Holy Cross Hospital, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/holy-cross-hospital-5b862871 (data as of October 2, 2026).