Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) in St. Louis, MO · 1465 S GRAND AVE
At a glance
Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is a 553,083-square-foot hospital (general medical & surgical) at 1465 S GRAND AVE in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2021 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 790.2 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 790.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 553,083 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-001103:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | — | 790.2 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 611.6 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 354.3 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 705.8 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2017 | — | 347.3 kBtu/ft² | — |
Compliance context
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132
St. Louis's Building Energy Performance Standard (Ordinance 71132) requires buildings of 50,000 sq ft or more to meet energy-use targets, with standards set on four-year cycles.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 1465 S GRAND AVE
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
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How does Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital compare with other buildings in St. Louis?
The latest disclosures cover 639 benchmarked buildings in St. Louis. Its site EUI of 790.2 kBtu/ft² is about 836% above the average of 84.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 553,083 sq ft, it is about 197% above the average floor area of 186,230 sq ft for those buildings. 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 Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 St. Louis disclosures for Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, covering report years 2017–2021. Site EUI moved from 347.3 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 790.2 kBtu/ft² (2021), an 128% increase.
What does a site EUI of 790.2 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital's 790.2 kBtu/ft² across 553,083 sq ft works out to about 437 billion Btu (128,086 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital to report its energy use?
Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital reports under the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132, the legal basis of St. Louis's Building Energy Awareness Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2021 disclosure (source record st_louis:P-001103:2021). St. Louis's Building Energy Performance Standard (Ordinance 71132) requires buildings of 50,000 sq ft or more to meet energy-use targets, with standards set on four-year cycles.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital's energy grade?
Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 790.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 790.2 kBtu/ft² across 553,083 sq ft.
What are Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital?
Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is at 1465 S GRAND AVE, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital and when was it built?
Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital has 553,083 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. It is classed as hospital (general medical & surgical).
Is Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital covered by the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132?
Yes — it appears in the 2021 Building Energy Awareness Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132.
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Awareness Benchmarking (Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/cardinal-glennon-children-s-hospital-63834f89 (data as of July 9, 2026).