Ballard 14 Llc Bldg

How does Ballard 14 Llc Bldg compare with other non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 164 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Ballard 14 Llc Bldg's ENERGY STAR score of 76 compares with an average of 58 across the 117 that report a score; it scores higher than 65% of them and lower than 31%. Its site EUI of 21.2 kBtu/ft² is about 30% below the average of 30.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 0.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 40,445 sq ft, it is about 31% below the average floor area of 58,727 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1975, 15 years later than the group's average year built (1960). 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 Ballard 14 Llc Bldg's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Ballard 14 Llc Bldg, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 44 in 2015 to 76 in 2025 (+32 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 100. Site EUI moved from 35.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 21.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 40% decrease. Reported emissions went from 40 tCO₂e to 19 tCO₂e over the same span (down 53%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 76 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 76 means the building performs better than about 76% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 76 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. Ballard 14 Llc Bldg's 21.2 kBtu/ft² across 40,445 sq ft works out to about 0.9 billion Btu (251 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 44.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 144,798 kWh of electricity and 3,218 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Ballard 14 Llc Bldg to report its energy use?

Ballard 14 Llc Bldg 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:22438:2025). 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.