Admiral Condominium

How does Admiral Condominium compare with other mixed use property buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 157 mixed use property buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Admiral Condominium's ENERGY STAR score of 86 compares with an average of 74 across the 29 that report a score; it scores higher than 45% of them and lower than 45%. Its site EUI of 41.2 kBtu/ft² is about 40% below the average of 68.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 93,114 sq ft, it is about 44% below the average floor area of 165,352 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2002, 34 years later than the group's average year built (1968). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,212 mixed use property buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft².

How has Admiral Condominium's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Admiral Condominium, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 91 in 2015 to 86 in 2025 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 100. Site EUI moved from 35.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 41.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 16% increase. Reported emissions went from 33 tCO₂e to 44 tCO₂e over the same span (up 32%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 86 mean?

ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 86 means the building performs better than about 86% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 86 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In Seattle, 69% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.

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. Admiral Condominium's 41.2 kBtu/ft² across 93,114 sq ft works out to about 3.8 billion Btu (1,124 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 98.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 583,657 kWh of electricity and 6,218 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Admiral Condominium to report its energy use?

Admiral Condominium reports under the Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920), the legal basis of Seattle's Building Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2025 disclosure (source record seattle:19510:2025). Seattle's Building Emissions Performance Standard (adopted 2023) applies to buildings over 20,000 sq ft: benchmarking verification is due 2027–2030 and initial emissions targets 2031–2035, reaching net zero by 2041–2050, with fines for non-compliance.