The People's Courts
Other - Recreation in Portland, OR · 2700 NE 82ND AVE
At a glance
The People's Courts is a 46,500-square-foot other - recreation building at 2700 NE 82ND AVE in Portland, Oregon, built in 1964. In its 2024 Portland benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 26.1 kBtu/ft² and 102 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 26.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 102 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 105,871 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,519 therms |
| Gross floor area | 46,500 sq ft |
| Source record | portland_or:1N2E28BC-500-B2:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 26.1 kBtu/ft² | 102 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 17.5 kBtu/ft² | 89 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
- 2700 NE 82ND AVE
- City
- Portland
- State
- Oregon
Within ~1 km
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How does The People's Courts compare with other buildings in Portland?
The latest disclosures cover 952 benchmarked buildings in Portland. Its site EUI of 26.1 kBtu/ft² is about 60% below the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 46,500 sq ft, it is about 59% below the average floor area of 113,003 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1964, 3 years earlier than the group's average year built (1968). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 482 other - recreation buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 51 and a site EUI of 134.0 kBtu/ft².
How has The People's Courts's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Portland disclosures for The People's Courts, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 17.5 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 26.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 49% increase. Reported emissions went from 89 tCO₂e to 102 tCO₂e over the same span (up 15%).
What does a site EUI of 26.1 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. The People's Courts's 26.1 kBtu/ft² across 46,500 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (356 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 105,871 kWh of electricity and 8,519 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The People's Courts to report its energy use?
The People's Courts 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:1N2E28BC-500-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 The People's Courts's energy grade?
The People's Courts did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 26.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The People's Courts use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 26.1 kBtu/ft² across 46,500 sq ft, including 105,871 kWh of electricity and 8,519 therms of natural gas.
What are The People's Courts's carbon emissions?
The People's Courts reported 102 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is The People's Courts?
The People's Courts is at 2700 NE 82ND AVE, in Portland, Oregon.
How big is The People's Courts and when was it built?
The People's Courts has 46,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1964 as its year built. It is classed as other - recreation.
Is The People's Courts 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, “The People's Courts, Portland, Oregon — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/portland/the-people-s-courts-7e792892 (data as of July 9, 2026).