At a glance
Director Building is a 64,699-square-foot office building at 808 SW 3RD AVE in Portland, Oregon, built in 1911. In its 2024 Portland benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 85 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 34.8 kBtu/ft² and 193 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 53% of the 256 scored office buildings in Portland.
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 85 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 34.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 193 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 533,420 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,311 therms |
| Gross floor area | 64,699 sq ft |
| Source record | portland_or:1S1E03BA-6000-B1:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 85 | +1 | 34.8 kBtu/ft² | 193 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 84 | 36.0 kBtu/ft² | 185 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
- 808 SW 3RD AVE
- City
- Portland
- State
- Oregon
Within ~1 km
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How does Director Building compare with other office buildings in Portland?
The latest disclosures cover 335 office buildings in Portland, out of 952 buildings citywide. Director Building's ENERGY STAR score of 85 compares with an average of 76 across the 256 that report a score; it scores higher than 53% of them and lower than 46%. Its site EUI of 34.8 kBtu/ft² is about 27% below the average of 47.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 64,699 sq ft, it is about 36% below the average floor area of 100,908 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1911, 46 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 Director Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Portland disclosures for Director Building, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 84 in 2023 to 85 in 2024 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 36.0 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 34.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 185 tCO₂e to 193 tCO₂e over the same span (up 5%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 85 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 85 means the building performs better than about 85% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 85 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Director Building's 34.8 kBtu/ft² across 64,699 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (660 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 533,420 kWh of electricity and 4,311 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Director Building to report its energy use?
Director 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:1S1E03BA-6000-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 Director Building's energy grade?
Director Building scores 85 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 Portland disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Director Building use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 34.8 kBtu/ft² across 64,699 sq ft, including 533,420 kWh of electricity and 4,311 therms of natural gas.
What are Director Building's carbon emissions?
Director Building reported 193 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Director Building?
Director Building is at 808 SW 3RD AVE, in Portland, Oregon.
How big is Director Building and when was it built?
Director Building has 64,699 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1911 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Director 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, “Director Building, Portland, Oregon — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/portland/director-building-02b1275e (data as of July 9, 2026).