5545: 861 S. Jason St.

How does 5545: 861 S. Jason St. compare with other distribution center buildings in Denver?

The latest disclosures cover 188 distribution center buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. 5545: 861 S. Jason St.'s ENERGY STAR score of 59 compares with an average of 61 across the 139 that report a score; it scores higher than 39% of them and lower than 59%. Its site EUI of 47.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 48.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 40,668 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 103,624 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 15 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.

How has 5545: 861 S. Jason St.'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for 5545: 861 S. Jason St., covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 47 in 2021 to 59 in 2023 (+12 points). Site EUI moved from 62.0 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 47.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 23% decrease. Reported emissions went from 199 tCO₂e to 158 tCO₂e over the same span (down 21%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 59 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 59 means the building performs better than about 59% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 59 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 16 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. 5545: 861 S. Jason St.'s 47.7 kBtu/ft² across 40,668 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (569 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 156,767 kWh of electricity and 14,041 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 5545: 861 S. Jason St. to report its energy use?

5545: 861 S. Jason St. 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:5545:2023). 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.