Saint Louis Science Center Main
Museum in St. Louis, MO · 5050 OAKLAND AVE
At a glance
Saint Louis Science Center Main is a 211,613-square-foot museum building at 5050 OAKLAND AVE in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2021 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 109.1 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 109.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 211,613 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-000614:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | — | 109.1 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 120.8 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2017 | — | 105.0 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 SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION
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Location
- Address
- 5050 OAKLAND AVE
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Saint Louis Science Center Main compare with other museum buildings in St. Louis?
The latest disclosures cover 5 museum buildings in St. Louis, out of 639 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 109.1 kBtu/ft² is about 30% below the average of 156.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 211,613 sq ft, it is about 14% above the average floor area of 186,217 sq ft for those buildings.
How has Saint Louis Science Center Main's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 St. Louis disclosures for Saint Louis Science Center Main, covering report years 2017, 2018, 2021. Site EUI moved from 105.0 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 109.1 kBtu/ft² (2021), an 4% increase.
What does a site EUI of 109.1 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. Saint Louis Science Center Main's 109.1 kBtu/ft² across 211,613 sq ft works out to about 23.1 billion Btu (6,766 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires Saint Louis Science Center Main to report its energy use?
Saint Louis Science Center Main 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-000614:2021). 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 Saint Louis Science Center Main's energy grade?
Saint Louis Science Center Main did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 109.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Saint Louis Science Center Main use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 109.1 kBtu/ft² across 211,613 sq ft.
What are Saint Louis Science Center Main's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is Saint Louis Science Center Main?
Saint Louis Science Center Main is at 5050 OAKLAND AVE, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is Saint Louis Science Center Main and when was it built?
Saint Louis Science Center Main has 211,613 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. It is classed as museum.
Is Saint Louis Science Center Main 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, “Saint Louis Science Center Main, St. Louis, Missouri — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/saint-louis-science-center-main-ac3db622 (data as of July 9, 2026).