Columbia Conference Center
Social/Meeting Hall in Portland, OR · 8521 NE COLUMBIA BLVD
At a glance
Columbia Conference Center is a 24,600-square-foot social/meeting hall at 8521 NE COLUMBIA BLVD in Portland, Oregon, built in 1967. In its 2024 Portland benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 16.1 kBtu/ft² and 62 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 16.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 62 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 116,090 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1 therms |
| Gross floor area | 24,600 sq ft |
| Source record | portland_or:1N2E16CC-300-B1:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 16.1 kBtu/ft² | 62 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 33.9 kBtu/ft² | 129 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
- 8521 NE COLUMBIA BLVD
- City
- Portland
- State
- Oregon
Within ~1 km
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How does Columbia Conference Center compare with other buildings in Portland?
The latest disclosures cover 952 benchmarked buildings in Portland. Its site EUI of 16.1 kBtu/ft² is about 75% below the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 24,600 sq ft, it is about 78% below the average floor area of 113,003 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1967 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1968).
How has Columbia Conference Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Portland disclosures for Columbia Conference Center, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 33.9 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 16.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 53% decrease. Reported emissions went from 129 tCO₂e to 62 tCO₂e over the same span (down 52%).
What does a site EUI of 16.1 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 Conference Center's 16.1 kBtu/ft² across 24,600 sq ft works out to about 0.4 billion Btu (116 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 116,090 kWh of electricity and 1 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Columbia Conference Center to report its energy use?
Columbia Conference 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:1N2E16CC-300-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 Columbia Conference Center's energy grade?
Columbia Conference Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 16.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Columbia Conference Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 16.1 kBtu/ft² across 24,600 sq ft, including 116,090 kWh of electricity and 1 therms of natural gas.
What are Columbia Conference Center's carbon emissions?
Columbia Conference Center reported 62 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Columbia Conference Center?
Columbia Conference Center is at 8521 NE COLUMBIA BLVD, in Portland, Oregon.
How big is Columbia Conference Center and when was it built?
Columbia Conference Center has 24,600 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1967 as its year built. It is classed as social/meeting hall.
Is Columbia Conference 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 Conference Center, Portland, Oregon — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/portland/columbia-conference-center-e912627b (data as of July 9, 2026).