At a glance
PYTHIAN BUILDING is a 40,571-square-foot office building at 902-918 SW Yamhill St in Portland, Oregon, built in 1907. In its 2024 Portland benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 20.0 kBtu/ft² and 71 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 20.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 71 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 79,317 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,403 therms |
| Gross floor area | 40,571 sq ft |
| Source record | portland_or:1S1E03BB-5600-B1:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 20.0 kBtu/ft² | 71 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 75.8 kBtu/ft² | 193 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
- 902-918 SW Yamhill St
- City
- Portland
- State
- Oregon
Within ~1 km
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How does PYTHIAN BUILDING 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 20.0 kBtu/ft² is about 58% below the average of 47.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 40,571 sq ft, it is about 60% below the average floor area of 100,908 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1907, 50 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 PYTHIAN BUILDING's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Portland disclosures for PYTHIAN BUILDING, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 75.8 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 20.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 74% decrease. Reported emissions went from 193 tCO₂e to 71 tCO₂e over the same span (down 63%).
What does a site EUI of 20.0 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. PYTHIAN BUILDING's 20.0 kBtu/ft² across 40,571 sq ft works out to about 0.8 billion Btu (238 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 79,317 kWh of electricity and 5,403 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires PYTHIAN BUILDING to report its energy use?
PYTHIAN 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:1S1E03BB-5600-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 PYTHIAN BUILDING's energy grade?
PYTHIAN BUILDING did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 20.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does PYTHIAN BUILDING use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 20.0 kBtu/ft² across 40,571 sq ft, including 79,317 kWh of electricity and 5,403 therms of natural gas.
What are PYTHIAN BUILDING's carbon emissions?
PYTHIAN BUILDING reported 71 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is PYTHIAN BUILDING?
PYTHIAN BUILDING is at 902-918 SW Yamhill St, in Portland, Oregon.
How big is PYTHIAN BUILDING and when was it built?
PYTHIAN BUILDING has 40,571 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1907 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is PYTHIAN 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, “PYTHIAN BUILDING, Portland, Oregon — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/portland/pythian-building-ef6332de (data as of July 9, 2026).