Expensify Building
Financial Office in Portland, OR · 401 SW 5TH AVE
At a glance
Expensify Building is a 35,943-square-foot financial office at 401 SW 5TH AVE in Portland, Oregon, built in 1916. In its 2024 Portland benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 96 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 26.3 kBtu/ft² and 88 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 81% of the 445 scored buildings in Portland.
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 96 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 26.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 88 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 276,600 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 35,943 sq ft |
| Source record | portland_or:1N1E34CD-6900-B1:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 96 | +1 | 26.3 kBtu/ft² | 88 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 95 | 27.9 kBtu/ft² | 86 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
- 401 SW 5TH AVE
- City
- Portland
- State
- Oregon
Within ~1 km
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How does Expensify Building compare with other buildings in Portland?
The latest disclosures cover 952 benchmarked buildings in Portland. Expensify Building's ENERGY STAR score of 96 compares with an average of 77 across the 445 that report a score. Its site EUI of 26.3 kBtu/ft² is about 60% below the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 35,943 sq ft, it is about 68% below the average floor area of 113,003 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1916, 51 years earlier than the group's average year built (1968). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 161 financial office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 72 and a site EUI of 69.2 kBtu/ft².
How has Expensify Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Portland disclosures for Expensify Building, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 95 in 2023 to 96 in 2024 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 27.9 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 26.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 86 tCO₂e to 88 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 96 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 96 means the building performs better than about 96% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 96 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. Expensify Building's 26.3 kBtu/ft² across 35,943 sq ft works out to about 0.9 billion Btu (277 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 276,600 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Expensify Building to report its energy use?
Expensify 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:1N1E34CD-6900-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 Expensify Building's energy grade?
Expensify Building scores 96 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 Expensify Building use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 26.3 kBtu/ft² across 35,943 sq ft, including 276,600 kWh of electricity.
What are Expensify Building's carbon emissions?
Expensify Building reported 88 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Expensify Building?
Expensify Building is at 401 SW 5TH AVE, in Portland, Oregon.
How big is Expensify Building and when was it built?
Expensify Building has 35,943 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1916 as its year built. It is classed as financial office.
Is Expensify 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, “Expensify Building, Portland, Oregon — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/portland/expensify-building-e27a8aca (data as of July 9, 2026).