Star Lofts

How does Star Lofts compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Kansas City?

The latest disclosures cover 292 multifamily housing buildings in Kansas City, out of 1,628 buildings citywide. Star Lofts's ENERGY STAR score of 57 compares with an average of 70 across the 123 that report a score; it scores higher than 28% of them and lower than 70%. Its site EUI of 32.7 kBtu/ft² is about 32% below the average of 47.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 61,950 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 140,116 sq ft for those buildings. 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 Star Lofts's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Kansas City disclosures for Star Lofts, covering report years 2021–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 56 in 2021 to 57 in 2023 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 32.3 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 32.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 282 tCO₂e to 254 tCO₂e over the same span (down 10%).

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 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. Star Lofts's 32.7 kBtu/ft² across 61,950 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (594 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 91.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,357 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Star Lofts to report its energy use?

Star Lofts 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:08-MF-01710:2023). 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.