Grand Center Arts Academy
K-12 School in St. Louis, MO · 711 N GRAND BLVD
At a glance
Grand Center Arts Academy is a 111,000-square-foot K-12 school at 711 N GRAND BLVD in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2021 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 93.2 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 93.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 111,000 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-001155:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | — | 93.2 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 61.0 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 70.4 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 73.1 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2017 | — | 70.8 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
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Location
- Address
- 711 N GRAND BLVD
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Grand Center Arts Academy compare with other K-12 school buildings in St. Louis?
The latest disclosures cover 77 K-12 school buildings in St. Louis, out of 639 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 93.2 kBtu/ft² is about 39% above the average of 67.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 111,000 sq ft, it is about 12% above the average floor area of 99,435 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Grand Center Arts Academy's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 St. Louis disclosures for Grand Center Arts Academy, covering report years 2017–2021. Site EUI moved from 70.8 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 93.2 kBtu/ft² (2021), an 32% increase.
What does a site EUI of 93.2 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. Grand Center Arts Academy's 93.2 kBtu/ft² across 111,000 sq ft works out to about 10.3 billion Btu (3,032 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires Grand Center Arts Academy to report its energy use?
Grand Center Arts Academy 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-001155:2021). 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 Grand Center Arts Academy's energy grade?
Grand Center Arts Academy did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 93.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Grand Center Arts Academy use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 93.2 kBtu/ft² across 111,000 sq ft.
What are Grand Center Arts Academy's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is Grand Center Arts Academy?
Grand Center Arts Academy is at 711 N GRAND BLVD, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is Grand Center Arts Academy and when was it built?
Grand Center Arts Academy has 111,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is Grand Center Arts Academy 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, “Grand Center Arts Academy, St. Louis, Missouri — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/grand-center-arts-academy-1bc29dc6 (data as of July 9, 2026).