Philips - Odyssey School Of Denver
K-12 School in Denver, CO · 6550 East 21St Avenue · 80207
At a glance
Philips - Odyssey School Of Denver is a 39,493-square-foot K-12 school at 6550 East 21St Avenue in Denver, Colorado, built in 1951. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 27 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 98.6 kBtu/ft² and 280 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 11% of the 189 scored K-12 school buildings in Denver.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 27 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 98.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 280 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 210,494 kWh |
| Natural gas | 31,760 therms |
| Gross floor area | 39,493 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:1817:2023 |
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
- 6550 East 21St Avenue
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80207
Within ~1 km
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How does Philips - Odyssey School Of Denver compare with other K-12 school buildings in Denver?
The latest disclosures cover 192 K-12 school buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. Philips - Odyssey School Of Denver's ENERGY STAR score of 27 compares with an average of 58 across the 189 that report a score; it scores higher than 11% of them and lower than 88%. Its site EUI of 98.6 kBtu/ft² is about 57% above the average of 62.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 39,493 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 92,016 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1951, 15 years earlier than the group's average year built (1966). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 27 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 27 means the building performs better than about 27% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 27 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 48 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. Philips - Odyssey School Of Denver's 98.6 kBtu/ft² across 39,493 sq ft works out to about 3.9 billion Btu (1,141 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 210,494 kWh of electricity and 31,760 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Philips - Odyssey School Of Denver to report its energy use?
Philips - Odyssey School Of Denver 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:1817:2023). 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 Philips - Odyssey School Of Denver's energy grade?
Philips - Odyssey School Of Denver scores 27 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 Denver disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Philips - Odyssey School Of Denver use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 98.6 kBtu/ft² across 39,493 sq ft, including 210,494 kWh of electricity and 31,760 therms of natural gas.
What are Philips - Odyssey School Of Denver's carbon emissions?
Philips - Odyssey School Of Denver reported 280 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Philips - Odyssey School Of Denver?
Philips - Odyssey School Of Denver is at 6550 East 21St Avenue, in Denver, Colorado 80207.
How big is Philips - Odyssey School Of Denver and when was it built?
Philips - Odyssey School Of Denver has 39,493 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1951 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is Philips - Odyssey School Of Denver 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, “Philips - Odyssey School Of Denver, Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/philips-odyssey-school-of-denver-a5fc3e6e (data as of July 9, 2026).