Dahlia Square

How does Dahlia Square compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Denver?

The latest disclosures cover 1,108 multifamily housing buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. Dahlia Square's ENERGY STAR score of 96 compares with an average of 78 across the 956 that report a score; it scores higher than 78% of them and lower than 19%. Its site EUI of 34.3 kBtu/ft² is about 40% below the average of 57.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 119,010 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 126,139 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2012, 22 years later than the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has Dahlia Square's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for Dahlia Square, covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 95 in 2021 to 96 in 2023 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 36.3 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 34.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 429 tCO₂e to 416 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 96 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 96 means the building performs better than about 96% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 96 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Dahlia Square's 34.3 kBtu/ft² across 119,010 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,196 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 572,701 kWh of electricity and 21,313 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Dahlia Square to report its energy use?

Dahlia Square 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:1806:2023). 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.