2630 W 2Nd Ave

How does 2630 W 2Nd Ave compare with other non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in Denver?

The latest disclosures cover 213 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. 2630 W 2Nd Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 90 compares with an average of 67 across the 161 that report a score; it scores higher than 86% of them and lower than 13%. Its site EUI of 15.8 kBtu/ft² is about 65% below the average of 45.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 36,080 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 92,563 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1967, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1977). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,723 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 66 and a site EUI of 26.0 kBtu/ft².

How has 2630 W 2Nd Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for 2630 W 2Nd Ave, covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 86 in 2021 to 90 in 2023 (+4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 91. Site EUI moved from 16.1 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 15.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 50 tCO₂e to 42 tCO₂e over the same span (down 17%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 90 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 90 means the building performs better than about 90% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 90 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 Denver, 54% 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. 2630 W 2Nd Ave's 15.8 kBtu/ft² across 36,080 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (167 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 33,418 kWh of electricity and 4,572 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 2630 W 2Nd Ave to report its energy use?

2630 W 2Nd Ave 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:3267:2023). 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.