Mason Ehrman Building (222 NW 5th Ave)
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in Portland, OR · 208 NW 5TH AVE
At a glance
Mason Ehrman Building (222 NW 5th Ave) is a 98,000-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant at 208 NW 5TH AVE in Portland, Oregon, built in 1940. In its 2024 Portland benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 26.0 kBtu/ft² and 214 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 26.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 214 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 568,651 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,124 therms |
| Gross floor area | 98,000 sq ft |
| Source record | portland_or:Campus-60:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 26.0 kBtu/ft² | 214 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
- 208 NW 5TH AVE
- City
- Portland
- State
- Oregon
Within ~1 km
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How does Mason Ehrman Building (222 NW 5th Ave) compare with other buildings in Portland?
The latest disclosures cover 952 benchmarked buildings in Portland. Its site EUI of 26.0 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 98,000 sq ft, it is about 13% below the average floor area of 113,003 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1940, 27 years earlier than the group's average year built (1968). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Mason Ehrman Building (222 NW 5th Ave)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Portland disclosures for Mason Ehrman Building (222 NW 5th Ave), covering report years 2023–2024. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 26.0 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. Mason Ehrman Building (222 NW 5th Ave)'s 26.0 kBtu/ft² across 98,000 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (747 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 568,651 kWh of electricity and 6,124 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Mason Ehrman Building (222 NW 5th Ave) to report its energy use?
Mason Ehrman Building (222 NW 5th Ave) 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-60:2024). 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 Mason Ehrman Building (222 NW 5th Ave)'s energy grade?
Mason Ehrman Building (222 NW 5th Ave) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 26.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Mason Ehrman Building (222 NW 5th Ave) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 26.0 kBtu/ft² across 98,000 sq ft, including 568,651 kWh of electricity and 6,124 therms of natural gas.
What are Mason Ehrman Building (222 NW 5th Ave)'s carbon emissions?
Mason Ehrman Building (222 NW 5th Ave) reported 214 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Mason Ehrman Building (222 NW 5th Ave)?
Mason Ehrman Building (222 NW 5th Ave) is at 208 NW 5TH AVE, in Portland, Oregon.
How big is Mason Ehrman Building (222 NW 5th Ave) and when was it built?
Mason Ehrman Building (222 NW 5th Ave) has 98,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1940 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is Mason Ehrman Building (222 NW 5th Ave) 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, “Mason Ehrman Building (222 NW 5th Ave), Portland, Oregon — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/portland/mason-ehrman-building-222-nw-5th-ave-a3330734 (data as of July 9, 2026).