Standard Interiors

How does Standard Interiors compare with other distribution center buildings in Denver?

The latest disclosures cover 188 distribution center buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. Standard Interiors's ENERGY STAR score of 61 compares with an average of 61 across the 139 that report a score; it scores higher than 42% of them and lower than 53%. Its site EUI of 46.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 48.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 45,710 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 103,624 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 10 years earlier 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 Standard Interiors's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for Standard Interiors, covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 54 in 2021 to 61 in 2023 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 50.8 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 46.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 149 tCO₂e to 135 tCO₂e over the same span (down 10%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 61 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 61 means the building performs better than about 61% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 61 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 14 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. Standard Interiors's 46.4 kBtu/ft² across 45,710 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (622 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 63,118 kWh of electricity and 19,051 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Standard Interiors to report its energy use?

Standard Interiors 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:3564:2023). 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.