At a glance
Cupples 9 is a 148,851-square-foot office building at 900 SPRUCE ST in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2020 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 68.5 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 68.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 148,851 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-000350:2020 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020latest | — | 68.5 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 91.8 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 94.1 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2017 | — | 88.8 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
900 SPRUCE GROUND OWNER LLC
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Location
- Address
- 900 SPRUCE ST
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Cupples 9 compare with other office buildings in St. Louis?
The latest disclosures cover 86 office buildings in St. Louis, out of 639 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 68.5 kBtu/ft² is about 23% below the average of 88.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 148,851 sq ft, it is about 35% below the average floor area of 229,954 sq ft for those buildings. 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 Cupples 9's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 St. Louis disclosures for Cupples 9, covering report years 2017–2020. Site EUI moved from 88.8 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 68.5 kBtu/ft² (2020), a 23% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 68.5 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. Cupples 9's 68.5 kBtu/ft² across 148,851 sq ft works out to about 10.2 billion Btu (2,988 MWh-equivalent) in 2020.
Which law requires Cupples 9 to report its energy use?
Cupples 9 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 2020 disclosure (source record st_louis:P-000350:2020). 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 Cupples 9's energy grade?
Cupples 9 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2020 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 68.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Cupples 9 use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 68.5 kBtu/ft² across 148,851 sq ft.
What are Cupples 9's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2020.
Where is Cupples 9?
Cupples 9 is at 900 SPRUCE ST, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is Cupples 9 and when was it built?
Cupples 9 has 148,851 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. It is classed as office.
Is Cupples 9 covered by the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132?
Yes — it appears in the 2020 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, “Cupples 9, St. Louis, Missouri — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/cupples-9-84f8fbe1 (data as of July 9, 2026).