THE LOFTS - BUILDING 1A
Residence Hall/Dormitory in St. Louis, MO · 6255 DELMAR BLVD
At a glance
THE LOFTS - BUILDING 1A is a 72,169-square-foot residence hall/dormitory at 6255 DELMAR BLVD in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2021 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 54.2 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 54.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 72,169 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-000883:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | — | 54.2 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 53.2 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 59.8 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 61.5 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2017 | — | 63.6 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
Washington University
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Location
- Address
- 6255 DELMAR BLVD
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does THE LOFTS - BUILDING 1A compare with other residence hall/dormitory buildings in St. Louis?
The latest disclosures cover 13 residence hall/dormitory buildings in St. Louis, out of 639 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 54.2 kBtu/ft² is about 32% below the average of 79.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 72,169 sq ft, it is about 30% below the average floor area of 103,584 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 702 residence hall/dormitory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 70.7 kBtu/ft².
How has THE LOFTS - BUILDING 1A's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 St. Louis disclosures for THE LOFTS - BUILDING 1A, covering report years 2017–2021. Site EUI moved from 63.6 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 54.2 kBtu/ft² (2021), a 15% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 54.2 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. THE LOFTS - BUILDING 1A's 54.2 kBtu/ft² across 72,169 sq ft works out to about 3.9 billion Btu (1,146 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires THE LOFTS - BUILDING 1A to report its energy use?
THE LOFTS - BUILDING 1A 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-000883:2021). 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 THE LOFTS - BUILDING 1A's energy grade?
THE LOFTS - BUILDING 1A did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 54.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does THE LOFTS - BUILDING 1A use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 54.2 kBtu/ft² across 72,169 sq ft.
What are THE LOFTS - BUILDING 1A's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is THE LOFTS - BUILDING 1A?
THE LOFTS - BUILDING 1A is at 6255 DELMAR BLVD, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is THE LOFTS - BUILDING 1A and when was it built?
THE LOFTS - BUILDING 1A has 72,169 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. It is classed as residence hall/dormitory.
Is THE LOFTS - BUILDING 1A 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, “THE LOFTS - BUILDING 1A, St. Louis, Missouri — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/the-lofts-building-1a-bcde3229 (data as of July 9, 2026).