2112 SW 1ST AVE

How does 2112 SW 1ST AVE compare with other office buildings in Portland?

The latest disclosures cover 335 office buildings in Portland, out of 952 buildings citywide. 2112 SW 1ST AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 48 compares with an average of 76 across the 256 that report a score; it scores higher than 13% of them and lower than 86%. Its site EUI of 71.5 kBtu/ft² is about 50% above the average of 47.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 16,230 sq ft, it is about 84% below the average floor area of 100,908 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1968, 11 years later than the group's average year built (1957). 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 2112 SW 1ST AVE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 Portland disclosures for 2112 SW 1ST AVE, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 42 in 2023 to 48 in 2024 (+6 points). Site EUI moved from 79.3 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 71.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 88 tCO₂e to 84 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 48 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 48 means the building performs better than about 48% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 48 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 27 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Portland, 66% 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. 2112 SW 1ST AVE's 71.5 kBtu/ft² across 16,230 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (340 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 164,300 kWh of electricity and 6,007 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 2112 SW 1ST AVE to report its energy use?

2112 SW 1ST AVE reports under the Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy, the legal basis of Portland's Commercial Building Energy Reporting program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record portland_or:1S1E03CC-200-B1:2024). Portland requires commercial buildings over 20,000 sq ft to report energy performance annually, with civil penalties for buildings that fail to comply.