WHITAKER HALL
Laboratory in St. Louis, MO · 1 BROOKINGS DR
At a glance
WHITAKER HALL is a 117,556-square-foot laboratory building at 1 BROOKINGS DR in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2021 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 223.7 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 223.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 117,556 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-001069:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | — | 223.7 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 230.3 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 201.1 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 236.9 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2017 | — | 213.1 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
Washington University
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Location
- Address
- 1 BROOKINGS DR
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
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How does WHITAKER HALL compare with other laboratory buildings in St. Louis?
The latest disclosures cover 23 laboratory buildings in St. Louis, out of 639 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 223.7 kBtu/ft² is about 12% below the average of 255.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 117,556 sq ft, it is about 25% below the average floor area of 157,787 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 795 laboratory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 29 and a site EUI of 231.7 kBtu/ft².
How has WHITAKER HALL's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 St. Louis disclosures for WHITAKER HALL, covering report years 2017–2021. Site EUI moved from 213.1 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 223.7 kBtu/ft² (2021), an 5% increase.
What does a site EUI of 223.7 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. WHITAKER HALL's 223.7 kBtu/ft² across 117,556 sq ft works out to about 26.3 billion Btu (7,707 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires WHITAKER HALL to report its energy use?
WHITAKER HALL 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-001069:2021). 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 WHITAKER HALL's energy grade?
WHITAKER HALL did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 223.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does WHITAKER HALL use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 223.7 kBtu/ft² across 117,556 sq ft.
What are WHITAKER HALL's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is WHITAKER HALL?
WHITAKER HALL is at 1 BROOKINGS DR, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is WHITAKER HALL and when was it built?
WHITAKER HALL has 117,556 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. It is classed as laboratory.
Is WHITAKER HALL 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, “WHITAKER HALL, St. Louis, Missouri — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/whitaker-hall-a114fc13 (data as of July 9, 2026).