St. Louis Community College - Forest Park
College/University in St. Louis, MO · 5600 OAKLAND AVE
At a glance
St. Louis Community College - Forest Park is a 882,554-square-foot college/university building at 5600 OAKLAND AVE in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2021 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 65.3 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 65.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 882,554 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-000617:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | — | 65.3 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 76.8 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 76.8 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 81.3 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2017 | — | 83.1 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 COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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Location
- Address
- 5600 OAKLAND AVE
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
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How does St. Louis Community College - Forest Park compare with other college/university buildings in St. Louis?
The latest disclosures cover 23 college/university buildings in St. Louis, out of 639 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 65.3 kBtu/ft² is about 58% below the average of 154.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 882,554 sq ft, it is about 49% above the average floor area of 590,833 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has St. Louis Community College - Forest Park's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 St. Louis disclosures for St. Louis Community College - Forest Park, covering report years 2017–2021. Site EUI moved from 83.1 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 65.3 kBtu/ft² (2021), a 21% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 65.3 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. St. Louis Community College - Forest Park's 65.3 kBtu/ft² across 882,554 sq ft works out to about 57.6 billion Btu (16,890 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires St. Louis Community College - Forest Park to report its energy use?
St. Louis Community College - Forest Park 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-000617:2021). 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 St. Louis Community College - Forest Park's energy grade?
St. Louis Community College - Forest Park did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 65.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does St. Louis Community College - Forest Park use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 65.3 kBtu/ft² across 882,554 sq ft.
What are St. Louis Community College - Forest Park's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is St. Louis Community College - Forest Park?
St. Louis Community College - Forest Park is at 5600 OAKLAND AVE, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is St. Louis Community College - Forest Park and when was it built?
St. Louis Community College - Forest Park has 882,554 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. It is classed as college/university.
Is St. Louis Community College - Forest Park 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, “St. Louis Community College - Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/st-louis-community-college-forest-park-fe610e4e (data as of July 9, 2026).