Shriners Hospital for Children-Chicago

How does Shriners Hospital for Children-Chicago 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. Shriners Hospital for Children-Chicago's ENERGY STAR score of 61 compares with an average of 56 across the 21 that report a score; it scores higher than 43% of them and lower than 52%. Its site EUI of 224.9 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 18.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 10% below the group average of 20.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 196,466 sq ft, it is about 79% below the average floor area of 920,964 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1981, 15 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 Shriners Hospital for Children-Chicago's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Shriners Hospital for Children-Chicago, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 28 in 2015 to 61 in 2023 (+33 points). Site EUI moved from 254.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 224.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 5,067 tCO₂e to 3,604 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 61 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 61 means the building performs better than about 61% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 61 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 14 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. Shriners Hospital for Children-Chicago's 224.9 kBtu/ft² across 196,466 sq ft works out to about 44.2 billion Btu (12,949 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 365.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,245,585 kWh of electricity, 296,911 therms of natural gas and 8,942 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Shriners Hospital for Children-Chicago to report its energy use?

Shriners Hospital for Children-Chicago 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:101179:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.