Briarwood Health Care
Residential Care Facility in Denver, CO · 1427 Gaylord St. · 80206
At a glance
Briarwood Health Care is a 37,500-square-foot residential care facility at 1427 Gaylord St. in Denver, Colorado, built in 1963. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 141.3 kBtu/ft² and 445 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 141.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 445 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 469,647 kWh |
| Natural gas | 36,968 therms |
| Gross floor area | 37,500 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:5189:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 141.3 kBtu/ft² | 445 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 130.1 kBtu/ft² | 413 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — |
Compliance context
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy
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.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 1427 Gaylord St.
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80206
Within ~1 km
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How does Briarwood Health Care compare with other residential care facility buildings in Denver?
The latest disclosures cover 13 residential care facility buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 141.3 kBtu/ft² is about 61% above the average of 87.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 37,500 sq ft, it is about 28% below the average floor area of 52,176 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 8 years later than the group's average year built (1955). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 321 residential care facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 41 and a site EUI of 94.2 kBtu/ft².
How has Briarwood Health Care's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for Briarwood Health Care, covering report years 2021–2023. Site EUI moved from 130.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 141.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 9% increase. Reported emissions went from 413 tCO₂e to 445 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does a site EUI of 141.3 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Briarwood Health Care's 141.3 kBtu/ft² across 37,500 sq ft works out to about 5.3 billion Btu (1,553 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 469,647 kWh of electricity and 36,968 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Briarwood Health Care to report its energy use?
Briarwood Health Care 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:5189:2023). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Briarwood Health Care's energy grade?
Briarwood Health Care did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 141.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Briarwood Health Care use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 141.3 kBtu/ft² across 37,500 sq ft, including 469,647 kWh of electricity and 36,968 therms of natural gas.
What are Briarwood Health Care's carbon emissions?
Briarwood Health Care reported 445 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Briarwood Health Care?
Briarwood Health Care is at 1427 Gaylord St., in Denver, Colorado 80206.
How big is Briarwood Health Care and when was it built?
Briarwood Health Care has 37,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1963 as its year built. It is classed as residential care facility.
Is Briarwood Health Care covered by the Energize Denver Building Performance Policy?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 Energize Denver Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Energize Denver Building Performance Policy.
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About this data
Source: Energize Denver Benchmarking (Energize Denver Building Performance Policy), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Briarwood Health Care, Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/briarwood-health-care-8199a117 (data as of July 9, 2026).