At a glance
Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building is a 82,717-square-foot office building at 155 E. Superior Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1917. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 53 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 115.8 kBtu/ft² and 907 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 18% of the 320 scored office buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 53 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 115.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 218.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 907 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,342,076 kWh |
| Natural gas | 50,033 therms |
| Gross floor area | 82,717 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:128800:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 53 | +18 | 115.8 kBtu/ft² | 907 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 35 | -16 | 150.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,109 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 51 | +1 | 121.4 kBtu/ft² | 949 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 50 | +11 | 131.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,016 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 39 | +3 | 155.4 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 36 | -14 | 146.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,163 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 50 | ±0 | 151.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,299 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 50 | +7 | 149.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,328 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 43 | 159.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,504 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
- 155 E. Superior Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60611
- Coordinates
- 41.86554, -87.64081
Within ~1 km
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How does Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building compare with other office buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 387 office buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building's ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 69 across the 320 that report a score; it scores higher than 18% of them and lower than 80%. Its site EUI of 115.8 kBtu/ft² is about 64% above the average of 70.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 11.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 47% above the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 82,717 sq ft, it is about 83% below the average floor area of 488,124 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1917, 39 years earlier than the group's average year built (1957). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 43 in 2015 to 53 in 2023 (+10 points). Site EUI moved from 159.7 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 115.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 27% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,504 tCO₂e to 907 tCO₂e over the same span (down 40%).
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. Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building's 115.8 kBtu/ft² across 82,717 sq ft works out to about 9.6 billion Btu (2,807 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 218.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,342,076 kWh of electricity and 50,033 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building to report its energy use?
Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building 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:128800:2023). 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 Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building's energy grade?
Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building scores 53 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 115.8 kBtu/ft² (218.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 82,717 sq ft, including 1,342,076 kWh of electricity and 50,033 therms of natural gas.
What are Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building's carbon emissions?
Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building reported 907 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building?
Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building is at 155 E. Superior Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60611. Its coordinates are 41.86554, -87.64081 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building and when was it built?
Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building has 82,717 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1917 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building 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, “Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/lurie-children-s-faculty-office-building-506be2c9 (data as of October 2, 2026).