NMH Feinberg Pavilion and Galter Pavilion

How does NMH Feinberg Pavilion and Galter Pavilion 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. NMH Feinberg Pavilion and Galter Pavilion's ENERGY STAR score of 65 compares with an average of 56 across the 21 that report a score; it scores higher than 57% of them and lower than 38%. Its site EUI of 226.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 19.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 20.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 2,200,000 sq ft, it is about 139% above the average floor area of 920,964 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 33 years later 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 NMH Feinberg Pavilion and Galter Pavilion's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for NMH Feinberg Pavilion and Galter Pavilion, covering report years 2014–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 70 in 2014 to 65 in 2022 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2014, at 70. Site EUI moved from 203.0 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 226.3 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 11% increase. Reported emissions went from 51,047 tCO₂e to 41,775 tCO₂e over the same span (down 18%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 65 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 65 means the building performs better than about 65% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 65 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 10 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. NMH Feinberg Pavilion and Galter Pavilion's 226.3 kBtu/ft² across 2,200,000 sq ft works out to about 497.9 billion Btu (145,908 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 392.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 57,168,310 kWh of electricity and 3,027,720 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires NMH Feinberg Pavilion and Galter Pavilion to report its energy use?

NMH Feinberg Pavilion and Galter Pavilion 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 2022 disclosure (source record chicago:103632:2022). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.