41.Couch Biomedical Research Building
Laboratory in St. Louis, MO · 4515 MCKINLEY AVE
At a glance
41.Couch Biomedical Research Building is a 215,754-square-foot laboratory building at 4515 MCKINLEY AVE in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2021 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 172.8 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 172.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 215,754 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-001077:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | — | 172.8 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 153.9 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 134.3 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 121.1 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2017 | — | 118.7 kBtu/ft² | — |
Compliance context
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132
St. Louis's Building Energy Performance Standard (Ordinance 71132) requires buildings of 50,000 sq ft or more to meet energy-use targets, with standards set on four-year cycles.
Ownership
Washington University
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Location
- Address
- 4515 MCKINLEY AVE
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
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How does 41.Couch Biomedical Research Building compare with other laboratory buildings in St. Louis?
The latest disclosures cover 23 laboratory buildings in St. Louis, out of 639 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 172.8 kBtu/ft² is about 32% below the average of 255.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 215,754 sq ft, it is about 37% above the average floor area of 157,787 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 795 laboratory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 29 and a site EUI of 231.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 41.Couch Biomedical Research Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 St. Louis disclosures for 41.Couch Biomedical Research Building, covering report years 2017–2021. Site EUI moved from 118.7 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 172.8 kBtu/ft² (2021), an 46% increase.
What does a site EUI of 172.8 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. 41.Couch Biomedical Research Building's 172.8 kBtu/ft² across 215,754 sq ft works out to about 37.3 billion Btu (10,926 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires 41.Couch Biomedical Research Building to report its energy use?
41.Couch Biomedical Research Building reports under the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132, the legal basis of St. Louis's Building Energy Awareness Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2021 disclosure (source record st_louis:P-001077:2021). St. Louis's Building Energy Performance Standard (Ordinance 71132) requires buildings of 50,000 sq ft or more to meet energy-use targets, with standards set on four-year cycles.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 41.Couch Biomedical Research Building's energy grade?
41.Couch Biomedical Research Building did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 172.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 41.Couch Biomedical Research Building use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 172.8 kBtu/ft² across 215,754 sq ft.
What are 41.Couch Biomedical Research Building's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is 41.Couch Biomedical Research Building?
41.Couch Biomedical Research Building is at 4515 MCKINLEY AVE, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is 41.Couch Biomedical Research Building and when was it built?
41.Couch Biomedical Research Building has 215,754 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. It is classed as laboratory.
Is 41.Couch Biomedical Research Building covered by the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132?
Yes — it appears in the 2021 Building Energy Awareness Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132.
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Awareness Benchmarking (Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “41.Couch Biomedical Research Building, St. Louis, Missouri — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/41-couch-biomedical-research-building-c483ff11 (data as of July 9, 2026).