1547 South Colorado Blvd
Retail Store in Denver, CO · 1547 S Colorado Blvd · 80222
At a glance
1547 South Colorado Blvd is a 31,190-square-foot retail store at 1547 S Colorado Blvd in Denver, Colorado, built in 1990. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 37.1 kBtu/ft² and 118 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 37.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 118 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 161,814 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,047 therms |
| Gross floor area | 31,190 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:3704:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 37.1 kBtu/ft² | 118 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 45.2 kBtu/ft² | 145 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 38.1 kBtu/ft² | 137 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy
Energize Denver sets energy-use (EUI) targets for buildings of 25,000+ sq ft — for most buildings an interim target in 2028 and a final target in 2032 — with civil penalties of roughly $0.15–0.35 per kBtu over target for non-compliance.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 1547 S Colorado Blvd
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80222
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
This source publishes no coordinates, so nearby buildings can't be resolved yet.
See also: most efficient in Denver · biggest emitters
How does 1547 South Colorado Blvd compare with other retail store buildings in Denver?
The latest disclosures cover 72 retail store buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 37.1 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 70.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 31,190 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 71,977 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1990, 4 years later than the group's average year built (1986). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 1547 South Colorado Blvd's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for 1547 South Colorado Blvd, covering report years 2021–2023. Site EUI moved from 38.1 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 37.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 137 tCO₂e to 118 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).
What does a site EUI of 37.1 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. 1547 South Colorado Blvd's 37.1 kBtu/ft² across 31,190 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (339 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 161,814 kWh of electricity and 6,047 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1547 South Colorado Blvd to report its energy use?
1547 South Colorado Blvd reports under the Energize Denver Building Performance Policy, the legal basis of Denver's Energize Denver Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2023 disclosure (source record denver:3704:2023). Energize Denver sets energy-use (EUI) targets for buildings of 25,000+ sq ft — for most buildings an interim target in 2028 and a final target in 2032 — with civil penalties of roughly $0.15–0.35 per kBtu over target for non-compliance.
More retail store buildings in Denver
- Branch 217 (Denver, Co Benchmarking Id 1253)· 31,008 sq ft · score 53 (D)
- Habitat For Humanity Denver Restore· 30,082 sq ft · score 91 (A)
- Mile High Thrift Store· 30,000 sq ft · score 69 (C)
- T3403 - Denver Lowry· 29,755 sq ft · score 12 (D)
- Meininger Co· 28,915 sq ft · score 81 (B)
- Fhb - 1801 Blake· 28,847 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- Retail Store buildings in Denver· 72 benchmarked
- All Denver benchmarked buildings· Energize Denver Building Performance Policy
- Most efficient large buildings in Denver
- Least efficient large buildings in Denver
- Biggest emitters in Denver
Frequently asked questions
What is 1547 South Colorado Blvd's energy grade?
1547 South Colorado Blvd did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 37.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1547 South Colorado Blvd use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 37.1 kBtu/ft² across 31,190 sq ft, including 161,814 kWh of electricity and 6,047 therms of natural gas.
What are 1547 South Colorado Blvd's carbon emissions?
1547 South Colorado Blvd reported 118 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is 1547 South Colorado Blvd?
1547 South Colorado Blvd is at 1547 S Colorado Blvd, in Denver, Colorado 80222.
How big is 1547 South Colorado Blvd and when was it built?
1547 South Colorado Blvd has 31,190 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1990 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is 1547 South Colorado Blvd covered by the Energize Denver Building Performance Policy?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 Energize Denver Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Energize Denver Building Performance Policy.
Working with Denver building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
About this data
Source: Energize Denver Benchmarking (Energize Denver Building Performance Policy), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1547 South Colorado Blvd, Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/1547-south-colorado-blvd-03ace367 (data as of July 9, 2026).