All Pilgrims Christian Church

How does All Pilgrims Christian Church compare with other worship facility buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 67 worship facility buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. All Pilgrims Christian Church's ENERGY STAR score of 89 compares with an average of 50 across the 52 that report a score; it scores higher than 94% of them and lower than 4%. Its site EUI of 15.4 kBtu/ft² is about 60% below the average of 38.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 56% below the group average of 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 26,440 sq ft, it is about 19% below the average floor area of 32,782 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1906, 42 years earlier than the group's average year built (1948). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².

How has All Pilgrims Christian Church's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for All Pilgrims Christian Church, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 90 in 2015 to 89 in 2025 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 91. Site EUI moved from 26.3 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 15.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 41% decrease. Reported emissions went from 26 tCO₂e to 16 tCO₂e over the same span (down 36%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 89 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 89 means the building performs better than about 89% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 89 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. All Pilgrims Christian Church's 15.4 kBtu/ft² across 26,440 sq ft works out to about 0.4 billion Btu (119 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 23.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 32,194 kWh of electricity and 2,973 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires All Pilgrims Christian Church to report its energy use?

All Pilgrims Christian Church 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:25325:2025). 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.