4471 Evans

How does 4471 Evans compare with other vehicle dealership buildings in Denver?

The latest disclosures cover 19 vehicle dealership buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. 4471 Evans's ENERGY STAR score of 43 compares with an average of 44 across the 18 that report a score; it scores higher than 39% of them and lower than 56%. Its site EUI of 88.2 kBtu/ft² is about 38% below the average of 141.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 35,059 sq ft, it is about 32% below the average floor area of 51,633 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1994, 6 years later than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 318 vehicle dealership buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 57 and a site EUI of 62.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 4471 Evans's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for 4471 Evans, covering report years 2021–2023. Site EUI moved from 92.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 88.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 300 tCO₂e to 283 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 43 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 43 means the building performs better than about 43% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 43 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 32 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. 4471 Evans's 88.2 kBtu/ft² across 35,059 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (906 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 341,113 kWh of electricity and 19,293 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 4471 Evans to report its energy use?

4471 Evans 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:4571:2023). 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.