Co 11780 E 53Rd Ave 233968 (Warehouse)

How does Co 11780 E 53Rd Ave 233968 (Warehouse) compare with other distribution center buildings in Denver?

The latest disclosures cover 188 distribution center buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. Co 11780 E 53Rd Ave 233968 (Warehouse)'s ENERGY STAR score of 32 compares with an average of 61 across the 139 that report a score; it scores higher than 12% of them and lower than 87%. Its site EUI of 59.4 kBtu/ft² is about 23% above the average of 48.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 115,009 sq ft, it is about 11% above the average floor area of 103,624 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 9 years later 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 Co 11780 E 53Rd Ave 233968 (Warehouse)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for Co 11780 E 53Rd Ave 233968 (Warehouse), covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 33 in 2021 to 32 in 2023 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 33. Site EUI moved from 53.8 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 59.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 611 tCO₂e to 615 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 32 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 32 means the building performs better than about 32% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 32 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 43 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. Co 11780 E 53Rd Ave 233968 (Warehouse)'s 59.4 kBtu/ft² across 115,009 sq ft works out to about 6.8 billion Btu (2,002 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 726,839 kWh of electricity and 43,459 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Co 11780 E 53Rd Ave 233968 (Warehouse) to report its energy use?

Co 11780 E 53Rd Ave 233968 (Warehouse) 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:1163:2023). 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.