Humboldt Park Health

How does Humboldt Park Health 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. Humboldt Park Health's ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 56 across the 21 that report a score; it scores higher than 38% of them and lower than 57%. Its site EUI of 199.0 kBtu/ft² is about 13% below 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 20.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 20.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 312,898 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 920,964 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1917, 49 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 Humboldt Park Health's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Humboldt Park Health, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 40 in 2015 to 53 in 2023 (+13 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 60. Site EUI moved from 224.4 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 199.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 8,949 tCO₂e to 6,323 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 53 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 53 means the building performs better than about 53% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 53 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 22 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. Humboldt Park Health's 199.0 kBtu/ft² across 312,898 sq ft works out to about 62.3 billion Btu (18,249 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 403.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 10,183,193 kWh of electricity and 275,104 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Humboldt Park Health to report its energy use?

Humboldt Park Health 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:250118:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.