5805 E 39Th

How does 5805 E 39Th compare with other distribution center buildings in Denver?

The latest disclosures cover 188 distribution center buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. 5805 E 39Th's ENERGY STAR score of 50 compares with an average of 61 across the 139 that report a score; it scores higher than 28% of them and lower than 70%. Its site EUI of 47.8 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 27,350 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 103,624 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 17 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 5805 E 39Th's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for 5805 E 39Th, covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 42 in 2021 to 50 in 2023 (+8 points). Site EUI moved from 56.8 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 47.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 80 tCO₂e to 74 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 50 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 50 means the building performs better than about 50% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 50 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 25 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. 5805 E 39Th's 47.8 kBtu/ft² across 27,350 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (383 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 44,665 kWh of electricity and 9,508 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 5805 E 39Th to report its energy use?

5805 E 39Th 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:1487:2023). 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.