Bmw Seattle - Showroom & Office

How does Bmw Seattle - Showroom & Office compare with other vehicle dealership buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 6 vehicle dealership buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Bmw Seattle - Showroom & Office's ENERGY STAR score of 62 compares with an average of 47 across the 5 that report a score; it scores higher than 60% of them and lower than 20%. Its site EUI of 37.9 kBtu/ft² is about 32% below the average of 56.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 37% below the group average of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 51,856 sq ft, it is about 25% below the average floor area of 68,831 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 11 years later than the group's average year built (1997). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 318 vehicle dealership buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 57 and a site EUI of 62.8 kBtu/ft².

How has Bmw Seattle - Showroom & Office's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Bmw Seattle - Showroom & Office, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 81 in 2021 to 62 in 2025 (-19 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 81. Site EUI moved from 38.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 37.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 12 tCO₂e to 49 tCO₂e over the same span (up 320%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 62 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 62 means the building performs better than about 62% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 62 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 13 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. Bmw Seattle - Showroom & Office's 37.9 kBtu/ft² across 51,856 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (576 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 77.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 331,232 kWh of electricity and 8,340 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Bmw Seattle - Showroom & Office to report its energy use?

Bmw Seattle - Showroom & Office 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:868:2025). 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.