OMSI Pepco Building
Other in Portland, OR · 1701 SE WATER AVE
At a glance
OMSI Pepco Building is a 25,290-square-foot other building at 1701 SE WATER AVE in Portland, Oregon, built in 1927. In its 2024 Portland benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 63.2 kBtu/ft² and 95 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 63.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 95 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 73,775 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,461 therms |
| Gross floor area | 25,290 sq ft |
| Source record | portland_or:1S1E03D-100-B1:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 63.2 kBtu/ft² | 95 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
- 1701 SE WATER AVE
- City
- Portland
- State
- Oregon
Within ~1 km
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How does OMSI Pepco Building compare with other other buildings in Portland?
The latest disclosures cover 22 other buildings in Portland, out of 952 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 63.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 68.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 25,290 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 74,795 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 31 years earlier than the group's average year built (1959). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,327 other buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 60 and a site EUI of 63.3 kBtu/ft².
How has OMSI Pepco Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Portland disclosures for OMSI Pepco Building, covering report years 2023–2024. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 63.2 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. OMSI Pepco Building's 63.2 kBtu/ft² across 25,290 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (468 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 73,775 kWh of electricity and 13,461 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires OMSI Pepco Building to report its energy use?
OMSI Pepco 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:1S1E03D-100-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 OMSI Pepco Building's energy grade?
OMSI Pepco Building did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 63.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does OMSI Pepco Building use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 63.2 kBtu/ft² across 25,290 sq ft, including 73,775 kWh of electricity and 13,461 therms of natural gas.
What are OMSI Pepco Building's carbon emissions?
OMSI Pepco Building reported 95 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is OMSI Pepco Building?
OMSI Pepco Building is at 1701 SE WATER AVE, in Portland, Oregon.
How big is OMSI Pepco Building and when was it built?
OMSI Pepco Building has 25,290 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as other.
Is OMSI Pepco 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, “OMSI Pepco Building, Portland, Oregon — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/portland/omsi-pepco-building-98011ea9 (data as of July 9, 2026).