Oregon Historical Society
Museum in Portland, OR · 1230 SW PARK AVE
At a glance
Oregon Historical Society is a 63,000-square-foot museum building at 1230 SW PARK AVE in Portland, Oregon, built in 1965. In its 2024 Portland benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 238.1 kBtu/ft² and 1,079 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 238.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,079 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 791,136 kWh |
| Natural gas | 123,022 therms |
| Gross floor area | 63,000 sq ft |
| Source record | portland_or:Campus-52:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 238.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,079 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
- 1230 SW PARK AVE
- City
- Portland
- State
- Oregon
Within ~1 km
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How does Oregon Historical Society compare with other buildings in Portland?
The latest disclosures cover 952 benchmarked buildings in Portland. Its site EUI of 238.1 kBtu/ft² is about 263% above the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 63,000 sq ft, it is about 44% below the average floor area of 113,003 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1965 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1968).
How has Oregon Historical Society's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Portland disclosures for Oregon Historical Society, covering report years 2023–2024. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 238.1 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. Oregon Historical Society's 238.1 kBtu/ft² across 63,000 sq ft works out to about 15 billion Btu (4,396 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 791,136 kWh of electricity and 123,022 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Oregon Historical Society to report its energy use?
Oregon Historical Society 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-52:2024). 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 Oregon Historical Society's energy grade?
Oregon Historical Society did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 238.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Oregon Historical Society use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 238.1 kBtu/ft² across 63,000 sq ft, including 791,136 kWh of electricity and 123,022 therms of natural gas.
What are Oregon Historical Society's carbon emissions?
Oregon Historical Society reported 1,079 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Oregon Historical Society?
Oregon Historical Society is at 1230 SW PARK AVE, in Portland, Oregon.
How big is Oregon Historical Society and when was it built?
Oregon Historical Society has 63,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1965 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is Oregon Historical Society 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, “Oregon Historical Society, Portland, Oregon — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/portland/oregon-historical-society-b4091fc9 (data as of July 9, 2026).