Walsh Manor

How does Walsh Manor 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. Walsh Manor's ENERGY STAR score of 57 compares with an average of 78 across the 956 that report a score; it scores higher than 16% of them and lower than 83%. Its site EUI of 74.5 kBtu/ft² is about 31% above the average of 57.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 75,550 sq ft, it is about 40% below the average floor area of 126,139 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1966, 24 years earlier 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 Walsh Manor's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for Walsh Manor, covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 64 in 2021 to 57 in 2023 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 64. Site EUI moved from 70.5 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 74.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 455 tCO₂e to 441 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 57 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 57 means the building performs better than about 57% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 57 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 18 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. Walsh Manor's 74.5 kBtu/ft² across 75,550 sq ft works out to about 5.6 billion Btu (1,650 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 536,680 kWh of electricity and 29,643 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Walsh Manor to report its energy use?

Walsh Manor 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:3641:2023). 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.