Columbia Center
Strip Mall in Portland, OR · 3945-3975 SE POWELL BLVD
At a glance
Columbia Center is a 43,700-square-foot strip mall building at 3945-3975 SE POWELL BLVD in Portland, Oregon, built in 1988. In its 2024 Portland benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 4.5 kBtu/ft² and 16 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 4.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 16 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 38,696 kWh |
| Natural gas | 653 therms |
| Gross floor area | 43,700 sq ft |
| Source record | portland_or:1S1E12AD-7900-B1:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 4.5 kBtu/ft² | 16 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | — |
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
- 3945-3975 SE POWELL BLVD
- City
- Portland
- State
- Oregon
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Columbia Center compare with other strip mall buildings in Portland?
The latest disclosures cover 16 strip mall buildings in Portland, out of 952 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 4.5 kBtu/ft² is about 90% below the average of 47.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 43,700 sq ft, it is about 40% below the average floor area of 72,866 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1988 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has Columbia Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Portland disclosures for Columbia Center, covering report years 2023–2024. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 4.5 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. Columbia Center's 4.5 kBtu/ft² across 43,700 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (58 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 38,696 kWh of electricity and 653 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Columbia Center to report its energy use?
Columbia Center 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:1S1E12AD-7900-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.
More strip mall buildings in Portland
- QFC - Burnside Plaza· 40,382 sq ft · EUI 114.3 kBtu/ft²
- Sandy Plaza· 28,700 sq ft · EUI 88.4 kBtu/ft²
- 2000 NE 42nd· 20,000 sq ft · EUI 38.3 kBtu/ft²
- Sunseri Properties LLC· 20,000 sq ft · EUI 34.0 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Columbia Center's energy grade?
Columbia Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 4.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Columbia Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 4.5 kBtu/ft² across 43,700 sq ft, including 38,696 kWh of electricity and 653 therms of natural gas.
What are Columbia Center's carbon emissions?
Columbia Center reported 16 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Columbia Center?
Columbia Center is at 3945-3975 SE POWELL BLVD, in Portland, Oregon.
How big is Columbia Center and when was it built?
Columbia Center has 43,700 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1988 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is Columbia Center 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, “Columbia Center, Portland, Oregon — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/portland/columbia-center-054b1b16 (data as of July 9, 2026).