Loretto Heights - Lr024

How does Loretto Heights - Lr024 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. Loretto Heights - Lr024's ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 78 across the 956 that report a score; it scores higher than 14% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 76.4 kBtu/ft² is about 34% above the average of 57.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 294,948 sq ft, it is about 134% above the average floor area of 126,139 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1988 construction date is close to 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 Loretto Heights - Lr024's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for Loretto Heights - Lr024, covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 54 in 2021 to 53 in 2023 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 54. Site EUI moved from 72.5 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 76.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,943 tCO₂e to 1,802 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 53 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 53 means the building performs better than about 53% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 53 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 22 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. Loretto Heights - Lr024's 76.4 kBtu/ft² across 294,948 sq ft works out to about 22.5 billion Btu (6,604 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 1,742,875 kWh of electricity and 165,736 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Loretto Heights - Lr024 to report its energy use?

Loretto Heights - Lr024 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:3886:2023). 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.