COP - World Forestry Center Discovery Museum
Museum in Portland, OR · 4033 SW CANYON RD
At a glance
COP - World Forestry Center Discovery Museum is a 29,429-square-foot museum building at 4033 SW CANYON RD in Portland, Oregon, built in 2005. In its 2024 Portland benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 47.7 kBtu/ft² and 102 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 47.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 102 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 196,968 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,318 therms |
| Gross floor area | 29,429 sq ft |
| Source record | portland_or:Campus-38:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 47.7 kBtu/ft² | 102 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 53.1 kBtu/ft² | 106 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
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Location
- Address
- 4033 SW CANYON RD
- City
- Portland
- State
- Oregon
Within ~1 km
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How does COP - World Forestry Center Discovery Museum compare with other buildings in Portland?
The latest disclosures cover 952 benchmarked buildings in Portland. Its site EUI of 47.7 kBtu/ft² is about 27% below the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 29,429 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 113,003 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2005, 38 years later than the group's average year built (1968).
How has COP - World Forestry Center Discovery Museum's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Portland disclosures for COP - World Forestry Center Discovery Museum, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 53.1 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 47.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 106 tCO₂e to 102 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does a site EUI of 47.7 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. COP - World Forestry Center Discovery Museum's 47.7 kBtu/ft² across 29,429 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (411 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 196,968 kWh of electricity and 7,318 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires COP - World Forestry Center Discovery Museum to report its energy use?
COP - World Forestry Center Discovery Museum 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:Campus-38:2024). 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 COP - World Forestry Center Discovery Museum's energy grade?
COP - World Forestry Center Discovery Museum did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 47.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does COP - World Forestry Center Discovery Museum use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 47.7 kBtu/ft² across 29,429 sq ft, including 196,968 kWh of electricity and 7,318 therms of natural gas.
What are COP - World Forestry Center Discovery Museum's carbon emissions?
COP - World Forestry Center Discovery Museum reported 102 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is COP - World Forestry Center Discovery Museum?
COP - World Forestry Center Discovery Museum is at 4033 SW CANYON RD, in Portland, Oregon.
How big is COP - World Forestry Center Discovery Museum and when was it built?
COP - World Forestry Center Discovery Museum has 29,429 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2005 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is COP - World Forestry Center Discovery Museum 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, “COP - World Forestry Center Discovery Museum, Portland, Oregon — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/portland/cop-world-forestry-center-discovery-museum-285b8931 (data as of July 9, 2026).