At a glance
Burnside Building is a 28,800-square-foot office building at 1847 E BURNSIDE ST in Portland, Oregon, built in 1935. In its 2024 Portland benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 60 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 40.8 kBtu/ft² and 83 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 21% of the 256 scored office buildings in Portland.
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 60 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 40.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 83 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 148,323 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,693 therms |
| Gross floor area | 28,800 sq ft |
| Source record | portland_or:1N1E35DB-5600-B1:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 60 | +1 | 40.8 kBtu/ft² | 83 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 59 | 40.6 kBtu/ft² | 80 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy
Portland requires commercial buildings over 20,000 sq ft to report energy performance annually, with civil penalties for buildings that fail to comply.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1847 E BURNSIDE ST
- City
- Portland
- State
- Oregon
Within ~1 km
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How does Burnside Building compare with other office buildings in Portland?
The latest disclosures cover 335 office buildings in Portland, out of 952 buildings citywide. Burnside Building's ENERGY STAR score of 60 compares with an average of 76 across the 256 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 40.8 kBtu/ft² is about 14% below the average of 47.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 28,800 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 100,908 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1935, 22 years earlier 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 Burnside Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Portland disclosures for Burnside Building, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 59 in 2023 to 60 in 2024 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 40.6 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 40.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 0% increase. Reported emissions went from 80 tCO₂e to 83 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 60 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 60 means the building performs better than about 60% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 60 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 15 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. Burnside Building's 40.8 kBtu/ft² across 28,800 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (344 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 148,323 kWh of electricity and 6,693 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Burnside Building to report its energy use?
Burnside Building 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:1N1E35DB-5600-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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Burnside Building's energy grade?
Burnside Building scores 60 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 Portland disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Burnside Building use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 40.8 kBtu/ft² across 28,800 sq ft, including 148,323 kWh of electricity and 6,693 therms of natural gas.
What are Burnside Building's carbon emissions?
Burnside Building reported 83 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Burnside Building?
Burnside Building is at 1847 E BURNSIDE ST, in Portland, Oregon.
How big is Burnside Building and when was it built?
Burnside Building has 28,800 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1935 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Burnside Building covered by the Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Commercial Building Energy Reporting disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy.
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About this data
Source: Commercial Building Energy Reporting (Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Burnside Building, Portland, Oregon — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/portland/burnside-building-9dd82940 (data as of July 9, 2026).