QFC - Burnside Plaza
Strip Mall in Portland, OR · 5512-5544 E BURNSIDE ST
At a glance
QFC - Burnside Plaza is a 40,382-square-foot strip mall building at 5512-5544 E BURNSIDE ST in Portland, Oregon, built in 1943. In its 2024 Portland benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 114.3 kBtu/ft² and 433 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 114.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 433 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,353,048 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 40,382 sq ft |
| Source record | portland_or:1N2E31DC-1000-B2:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 114.3 kBtu/ft² | 433 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 114.6 kBtu/ft² | 398 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
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Location
- Address
- 5512-5544 E BURNSIDE ST
- City
- Portland
- State
- Oregon
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does QFC - Burnside Plaza compare with other strip mall buildings in Portland?
The latest disclosures cover 16 strip mall buildings in Portland, out of 952 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 114.3 kBtu/ft² is about 142% above the average of 47.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 40,382 sq ft, it is about 45% below the average floor area of 72,866 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1943, 44 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has QFC - Burnside Plaza's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Portland disclosures for QFC - Burnside Plaza, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 114.6 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 114.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 0% decrease. Reported emissions went from 398 tCO₂e to 433 tCO₂e over the same span (up 9%).
What does a site EUI of 114.3 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. QFC - Burnside Plaza's 114.3 kBtu/ft² across 40,382 sq ft works out to about 4.6 billion Btu (1,353 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,353,048 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires QFC - Burnside Plaza to report its energy use?
QFC - Burnside Plaza 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:1N2E31DC-1000-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 QFC - Burnside Plaza's energy grade?
QFC - Burnside Plaza did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 114.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does QFC - Burnside Plaza use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 114.3 kBtu/ft² across 40,382 sq ft, including 1,353,048 kWh of electricity.
What are QFC - Burnside Plaza's carbon emissions?
QFC - Burnside Plaza reported 433 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is QFC - Burnside Plaza?
QFC - Burnside Plaza is at 5512-5544 E BURNSIDE ST, in Portland, Oregon.
How big is QFC - Burnside Plaza and when was it built?
QFC - Burnside Plaza has 40,382 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1943 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is QFC - Burnside Plaza 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, “QFC - Burnside Plaza, Portland, Oregon — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/portland/qfc-burnside-plaza-085715c1 (data as of July 9, 2026).