At a glance
Trimet LIFT Office is a 41,024-square-foot office building at 2800 NW NELA ST in Portland, Oregon, built in 1952. In its 2024 Portland benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 58 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 50.8 kBtu/ft² and 181 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 19% of the 256 scored office buildings in Portland.
Commercial Building Energy Performance Reporting Policy · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 58 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 50.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 181 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 509,255 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,475 therms |
| Gross floor area | 41,024 sq ft |
| Source record | portland_or:1N1E29AC-600-B1:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 58 | +19 | 50.8 kBtu/ft² | 181 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 39 | 68.1 kBtu/ft² | 219 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
- 2800 NW NELA ST
- City
- Portland
- State
- Oregon
Within ~1 km
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How does Trimet LIFT Office compare with other office buildings in Portland?
The latest disclosures cover 335 office buildings in Portland, out of 952 buildings citywide. Trimet LIFT Office's ENERGY STAR score of 58 compares with an average of 76 across the 256 that report a score; it scores higher than 19% of them and lower than 80%. Its site EUI of 50.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 47.6 kBtu/ft².
At 41,024 sq ft, it is about 59% below the average floor area of 100,908 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1952, 5 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 Trimet LIFT Office's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Portland disclosures for Trimet LIFT Office, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 39 in 2023 to 58 in 2024 (+19 points). Site EUI moved from 68.1 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 50.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 25% decrease. Reported emissions went from 219 tCO₂e to 181 tCO₂e over the same span (down 17%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 58 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 58 means the building performs better than about 58% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 58 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 17 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Portland, 66% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. Trimet LIFT Office's 50.8 kBtu/ft² across 41,024 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (611 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 509,255 kWh of electricity and 3,475 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Trimet LIFT Office to report its energy use?
Trimet LIFT Office 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:1N1E29AC-600-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 Trimet LIFT Office's energy grade?
Trimet LIFT Office scores 58 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 Portland disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Trimet LIFT Office use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 50.8 kBtu/ft² across 41,024 sq ft, including 509,255 kWh of electricity and 3,475 therms of natural gas.
What are Trimet LIFT Office's carbon emissions?
Trimet LIFT Office reported 181 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Trimet LIFT Office?
Trimet LIFT Office is at 2800 NW NELA ST, in Portland, Oregon.
How big is Trimet LIFT Office and when was it built?
Trimet LIFT Office has 41,024 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1952 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Trimet LIFT Office 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, “Trimet LIFT Office, Portland, Oregon — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/portland/trimet-lift-office-aca1d269 (data as of July 9, 2026).