7501 Tiffany Springs Pkwy - KC Residence, LLC

How does 7501 Tiffany Springs Pkwy - KC Residence, LLC compare with other office buildings in Kansas City?

The latest disclosures cover 133 office buildings in Kansas City, out of 1,628 buildings citywide. 7501 Tiffany Springs Pkwy - KC Residence, LLC's ENERGY STAR score of 55 compares with an average of 64 across the 78 that report a score; it scores higher than 33% of them and lower than 65%. Its site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft² is about 19% below the average of 73.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 75,000 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 220,763 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 7501 Tiffany Springs Pkwy - KC Residence, LLC's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 Kansas City disclosures for 7501 Tiffany Springs Pkwy - KC Residence, LLC, covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 51 in 2022 to 55 in 2023 (+4 points). Site EUI moved from 63.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 59.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 636 tCO₂e to 591 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 55 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 55 means the building performs better than about 55% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 55 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 20 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Kansas City, 46% 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. 7501 Tiffany Springs Pkwy - KC Residence, LLC's 59.3 kBtu/ft² across 75,000 sq ft works out to about 4.4 billion Btu (1,303 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 166.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 10,557 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 7501 Tiffany Springs Pkwy - KC Residence, LLC to report its energy use?

7501 Tiffany Springs Pkwy - KC Residence, LLC reports under the Energy Empowerment Ordinance (No. 150299), the legal basis of Kansas City's Energy and Water Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2023 disclosure (source record kansas_city:53-CM-07510:2023). Kansas City's Energy Empowerment Ordinance requires annual energy and water benchmarking for commercial and multifamily buildings over 50,000 sq ft (and for city-owned buildings), with public disclosure of results.