At a glance
PAE Living Building (151 SW 1ST AVE) is a 55,138-square-foot office building in Portland, Oregon, built in 2021. In its 2024 Portland benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 9.8 kBtu/ft² and 50 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 9.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 50 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 157,782 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 55,138 sq ft |
| Source record | portland_or:1N1E34CD-2000-B1:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 9.8 kBtu/ft² | 50 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 12.0 kBtu/ft² | 57 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 151 SW 1ST AVE
- City
- Portland
- State
- Oregon
Within ~1 km
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How does PAE Living Building (151 SW 1ST AVE) compare with other office buildings in Portland?
The latest disclosures cover 335 office buildings in Portland, out of 952 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 9.8 kBtu/ft² is about 79% below the average of 47.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 55,138 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 100,908 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2021, 64 years later 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 PAE Living Building (151 SW 1ST AVE)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Portland disclosures for PAE Living Building (151 SW 1ST AVE), covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 12.0 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 9.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 57 tCO₂e to 50 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does a site EUI of 9.8 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. PAE Living Building (151 SW 1ST AVE)'s 9.8 kBtu/ft² across 55,138 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (158 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 157,782 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires PAE Living Building (151 SW 1ST AVE) to report its energy use?
PAE Living Building (151 SW 1ST 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:1N1E34CD-2000-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 PAE Living Building (151 SW 1ST AVE)'s energy grade?
PAE Living Building (151 SW 1ST AVE) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 9.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does PAE Living Building (151 SW 1ST AVE) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 9.8 kBtu/ft² across 55,138 sq ft, including 157,782 kWh of electricity.
What are PAE Living Building (151 SW 1ST AVE)'s carbon emissions?
PAE Living Building (151 SW 1ST AVE) reported 50 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is PAE Living Building (151 SW 1ST AVE)?
PAE Living Building (151 SW 1ST AVE) is in Portland, Oregon.
How big is PAE Living Building (151 SW 1ST AVE) and when was it built?
PAE Living Building (151 SW 1ST AVE) has 55,138 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2021 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is PAE Living Building (151 SW 1ST 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, “PAE Living Building (151 SW 1ST AVE), Portland, Oregon — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/portland/pae-living-building-151-sw-1st-ave-8b42daf9 (data as of July 9, 2026).