Waterford Rino (Wt019)

How does Waterford Rino (Wt019) 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. Waterford Rino (Wt019)'s ENERGY STAR score of 83 compares with an average of 78 across the 956 that report a score; it scores higher than 45% of them and lower than 53%. Its site EUI of 54.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 57.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 252,828 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 126,139 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2011, 21 years later 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 Waterford Rino (Wt019)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for Waterford Rino (Wt019), covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 72 in 2021 to 83 in 2023 (+11 points). Site EUI moved from 59.5 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 54.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,676 tCO₂e to 1,419 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 83 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 83 means the building performs better than about 83% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 83 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Waterford Rino (Wt019)'s 54.5 kBtu/ft² across 252,828 sq ft works out to about 13.8 billion Btu (4,038 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 1,976,016 kWh of electricity and 70,283 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Waterford Rino (Wt019) to report its energy use?

Waterford Rino (Wt019) 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:2181:2023). 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.