Busch Student Center - 022
Social/Meeting Hall in St. Louis, MO · 20 S GRAND BLVD
At a glance
Busch Student Center - 022 is a 188,051-square-foot social/meeting hall at 20 S GRAND BLVD in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2019 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 157.5 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 157.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 188,051 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-000740:2019 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019latest | — | 157.5 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 64.7 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2017 | — | 87.9 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
St. Louis University/ATTN: Julie Riley
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Location
- Address
- 20 S GRAND BLVD
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
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How does Busch Student Center - 022 compare with other buildings in St. Louis?
The latest disclosures cover 639 benchmarked buildings in St. Louis. Its site EUI of 157.5 kBtu/ft² is about 87% above the average of 84.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 188,051 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 186,230 sq ft for those buildings.
How has Busch Student Center - 022's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 St. Louis disclosures for Busch Student Center - 022, covering report years 2017–2019. Site EUI moved from 87.9 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 157.5 kBtu/ft² (2019), an 79% increase.
What does a site EUI of 157.5 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. Busch Student Center - 022's 157.5 kBtu/ft² across 188,051 sq ft works out to about 29.6 billion Btu (8,680 MWh-equivalent) in 2019.
Which law requires Busch Student Center - 022 to report its energy use?
Busch Student Center - 022 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 2019 disclosure (source record st_louis:P-000740:2019). 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 Busch Student Center - 022's energy grade?
Busch Student Center - 022 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2019 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 157.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Busch Student Center - 022 use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 157.5 kBtu/ft² across 188,051 sq ft.
What are Busch Student Center - 022's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2019.
Where is Busch Student Center - 022?
Busch Student Center - 022 is at 20 S GRAND BLVD, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is Busch Student Center - 022 and when was it built?
Busch Student Center - 022 has 188,051 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. It is classed as social/meeting hall.
Is Busch Student Center - 022 covered by the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132?
Yes — it appears in the 2019 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, “Busch Student Center - 022, St. Louis, Missouri — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/busch-student-center-022-dad25860 (data as of July 9, 2026).