UniversalDistribution
Non-Refrigerated Warehouse in St. Louis, MO · 400 SHENANDOAH AVE
At a glance
UniversalDistribution is a 78,200-square-foot non-refrigerated warehouse at 400 SHENANDOAH AVE in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2021 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 7.7 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 7.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 78,200 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-000407:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | — | 7.7 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 7.1 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 7.4 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 7.3 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2017 | — | 6.0 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
UNIVERSAL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS LLC
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Location
- Address
- 400 SHENANDOAH AVE
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does UniversalDistribution compare with other non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in St. Louis?
The latest disclosures cover 34 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in St. Louis, out of 639 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 7.7 kBtu/ft² is about 73% below the average of 28.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 78,200 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 170,667 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,723 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 66 and a site EUI of 26.0 kBtu/ft².
How has UniversalDistribution's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 St. Louis disclosures for UniversalDistribution, covering report years 2017–2021. Site EUI moved from 6.0 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 7.7 kBtu/ft² (2021), an 28% increase.
What does a site EUI of 7.7 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. UniversalDistribution's 7.7 kBtu/ft² across 78,200 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (176 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires UniversalDistribution to report its energy use?
UniversalDistribution 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-000407:2021). 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 UniversalDistribution's energy grade?
UniversalDistribution did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 7.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does UniversalDistribution use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 7.7 kBtu/ft² across 78,200 sq ft.
What are UniversalDistribution's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is UniversalDistribution?
UniversalDistribution is at 400 SHENANDOAH AVE, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is UniversalDistribution and when was it built?
UniversalDistribution has 78,200 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. It is classed as non-refrigerated warehouse.
Is UniversalDistribution 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, “UniversalDistribution, St. Louis, Missouri — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/universaldistribution-125103a9 (data as of July 9, 2026).