MT SINAI HOSPITAL

How does MT SINAI 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. MT SINAI HOSPITAL's ENERGY STAR score of 96 compares with an average of 56 across the 21 that report a score; it scores higher than 90% of them and lower than 5%. Its site EUI of 164.3 kBtu/ft² is about 29% 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 14.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 28% below the group average of 20.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 850,000 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 920,964 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1912, 54 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 MT SINAI HOSPITAL's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for MT SINAI HOSPITAL, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 79 in 2015 to 96 in 2023 (+17 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 97. Site EUI moved from 188.7 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 164.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 19,561 tCO₂e to 12,395 tCO₂e over the same span (down 37%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 96 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 96 means the building performs better than about 96% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 96 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. MT SINAI HOSPITAL's 164.3 kBtu/ft² across 850,000 sq ft works out to about 139.7 billion Btu (40,929 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 290.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 16,805,824 kWh of electricity and 823,017 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires MT SINAI HOSPITAL to report its energy use?

MT SINAI 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:250117:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.