At a glance
North Pacific Building is a 35,000-square-foot office building at 917 SW OAK ST in Portland, Oregon, built in 1923. In its 2024 Portland benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 98 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 27.9 kBtu/ft² and 154 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 88% of the 256 scored office buildings in Portland.
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 98 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 27.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 154 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 285,760 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 35,000 sq ft |
| Source record | portland_or:1N1E34CC-1800-B2:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 98 | 27.9 kBtu/ft² | 154 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
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Location
- Address
- 917 SW OAK ST
- City
- Portland
- State
- Oregon
Within ~1 km
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How does North Pacific Building compare with other office buildings in Portland?
The latest disclosures cover 335 office buildings in Portland, out of 952 buildings citywide. North Pacific Building's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 76 across the 256 that report a score; it scores higher than 88% of them and lower than 10%. Its site EUI of 27.9 kBtu/ft² is about 41% below the average of 47.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 35,000 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 100,908 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1923, 34 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 North Pacific Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Portland disclosures for North Pacific Building, covering report years 2023–2024. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 98 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 98 means the building performs better than about 98% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 98 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. North Pacific Building's 27.9 kBtu/ft² across 35,000 sq ft works out to about 1 billion Btu (286 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 285,760 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires North Pacific Building to report its energy use?
North Pacific 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:1N1E34CC-1800-B2:2024). 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 North Pacific Building's energy grade?
North Pacific Building scores 98 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 North Pacific Building use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 27.9 kBtu/ft² across 35,000 sq ft, including 285,760 kWh of electricity.
What are North Pacific Building's carbon emissions?
North Pacific Building reported 154 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is North Pacific Building?
North Pacific Building is at 917 SW OAK ST, in Portland, Oregon.
How big is North Pacific Building and when was it built?
North Pacific Building has 35,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1923 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is North Pacific 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, “North Pacific Building, Portland, Oregon — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/portland/north-pacific-building-d137c9fa (data as of July 9, 2026).