Ready Foods Inc. (4000 Dahlia)
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in Denver, CO · 4000 Dahlia St · 80216
At a glance
Ready Foods Inc. (4000 Dahlia) is a 80,137-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant at 4000 Dahlia St in Denver, Colorado, built in 2007. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 467.4 kBtu/ft² and 3,453 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 467.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 3,453 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 4,045,793 kWh |
| Natural gas | 247,140 therms |
| Gross floor area | 80,137 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:1408:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 467.4 kBtu/ft² | 3,453 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 488.3 kBtu/ft² | 3,548 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
- 4000 Dahlia St
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80216
Within ~1 km
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How does Ready Foods Inc. (4000 Dahlia) compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in Denver?
The latest disclosures cover 240 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 467.4 kBtu/ft² is about 120% above the average of 212.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 80,137 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 79,006 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 35 years later than the group's average year built (1972). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Ready Foods Inc. (4000 Dahlia)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for Ready Foods Inc. (4000 Dahlia), covering report years 2021–2023. Site EUI moved from 488.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 467.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 3,548 tCO₂e to 3,453 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).
What does a site EUI of 467.4 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. Ready Foods Inc. (4000 Dahlia)'s 467.4 kBtu/ft² across 80,137 sq ft works out to about 37.5 billion Btu (10,977 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 4,045,793 kWh of electricity and 247,140 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Ready Foods Inc. (4000 Dahlia) to report its energy use?
Ready Foods Inc. (4000 Dahlia) 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:1408:2023). 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 Ready Foods Inc. (4000 Dahlia)'s energy grade?
Ready Foods Inc. (4000 Dahlia) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 467.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Ready Foods Inc. (4000 Dahlia) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 467.4 kBtu/ft² across 80,137 sq ft, including 4,045,793 kWh of electricity and 247,140 therms of natural gas.
What are Ready Foods Inc. (4000 Dahlia)'s carbon emissions?
Ready Foods Inc. (4000 Dahlia) reported 3,453 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Ready Foods Inc. (4000 Dahlia)?
Ready Foods Inc. (4000 Dahlia) is at 4000 Dahlia St, in Denver, Colorado 80216.
How big is Ready Foods Inc. (4000 Dahlia) and when was it built?
Ready Foods Inc. (4000 Dahlia) has 80,137 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2007 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is Ready Foods Inc. (4000 Dahlia) 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, “Ready Foods Inc. (4000 Dahlia), Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/ready-foods-inc-4000-dahlia-6aab7130 (data as of July 9, 2026).