Wings Over The Rockies Air &Amp; Space Museum
Museum in Denver, CO · 7711 E. Academy Blvd. · 80230
At a glance
Wings Over The Rockies Air &Amp; Space Museum is a 166,783-square-foot museum building at 7711 E. Academy Blvd. in Denver, Colorado, built in 1939. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 53.5 kBtu/ft² and 648 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 53.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 648 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 499,897 kWh |
| Natural gas | 72,250 therms |
| Gross floor area | 166,783 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:4039:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 53.5 kBtu/ft² | 648 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 61.5 kBtu/ft² | 748 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 55.7 kBtu/ft² | 673 tCO₂e |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 7711 E. Academy Blvd.
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80230
Within ~1 km
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How does Wings Over The Rockies Air &Amp; Space Museum compare with other museum buildings in Denver?
The latest disclosures cover 10 museum buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 53.5 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 101.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 166,783 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 178,820 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1939, 43 years earlier than the group's average year built (1982).
How has Wings Over The Rockies Air &Amp; Space Museum's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Denver disclosures for Wings Over The Rockies Air &Amp; Space Museum, covering report years 2021–2023. Site EUI moved from 55.7 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 53.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 673 tCO₂e to 648 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does a site EUI of 53.5 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. Wings Over The Rockies Air &Amp; Space Museum's 53.5 kBtu/ft² across 166,783 sq ft works out to about 8.9 billion Btu (2,615 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 499,897 kWh of electricity and 72,250 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Wings Over The Rockies Air &Amp; Space Museum to report its energy use?
Wings Over The Rockies Air &Amp; Space Museum 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:4039:2023). 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 Wings Over The Rockies Air &Amp; Space Museum's energy grade?
Wings Over The Rockies Air &Amp; Space Museum did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 53.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Wings Over The Rockies Air &Amp; Space Museum use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 53.5 kBtu/ft² across 166,783 sq ft, including 499,897 kWh of electricity and 72,250 therms of natural gas.
What are Wings Over The Rockies Air &Amp; Space Museum's carbon emissions?
Wings Over The Rockies Air &Amp; Space Museum reported 648 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Wings Over The Rockies Air &Amp; Space Museum?
Wings Over The Rockies Air &Amp; Space Museum is at 7711 E. Academy Blvd., in Denver, Colorado 80230.
How big is Wings Over The Rockies Air &Amp; Space Museum and when was it built?
Wings Over The Rockies Air &Amp; Space Museum has 166,783 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1939 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is Wings Over The Rockies Air &Amp; Space Museum 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, “Wings Over The Rockies Air &Amp; Space Museum, Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/wings-over-the-rockies-air-amp-space-museum-8f0965d7 (data as of July 9, 2026).