2635 S Santa Fe

How does 2635 S Santa Fe compare with other distribution center buildings in Denver?

The latest disclosures cover 188 distribution center buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. 2635 S Santa Fe's ENERGY STAR score of 33 compares with an average of 61 across the 139 that report a score; it scores higher than 13% of them and lower than 86%. Its site EUI of 97.6 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 48.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 33,196 sq ft, it is about 68% below the average floor area of 103,624 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1980). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,082 distribution center buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 24.2 kBtu/ft².

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 33 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 33 means the building performs better than about 33% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 33 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 42 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 2635 S Santa Fe's 97.6 kBtu/ft² across 33,196 sq ft works out to about 3.2 billion Btu (950 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 115,130 kWh of electricity and 28,479 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 2635 S Santa Fe to report its energy use?

2635 S Santa Fe 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:6454:2023). 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.