Asian Counseling And Referral Service Building

How does Asian Counseling And Referral Service Building compare with other medical office buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 45 medical office buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Asian Counseling And Referral Service Building's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 60 across the 32 that report a score; it scores higher than 97% of them. Its site EUI of 49.7 kBtu/ft² is about 44% below the average of 88.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% below the group average of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 76,598 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 145,612 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 29 years later than the group's average year built (1979). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,266 medical office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 92.2 kBtu/ft².

How has Asian Counseling And Referral Service Building's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Asian Counseling And Referral Service Building, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 76 in 2015 to 100 in 2025 (+24 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 100. Site EUI moved from 81.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 49.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 39% decrease. Reported emissions went from 132 tCO₂e to 65 tCO₂e over the same span (down 51%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 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. Asian Counseling And Referral Service Building's 49.7 kBtu/ft² across 76,598 sq ft works out to about 3.8 billion Btu (1,116 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 106.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 498,157 kWh of electricity and 10,423 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Asian Counseling And Referral Service Building to report its energy use?

Asian Counseling And Referral Service Building 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:499:2025). 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.