Cabrini Medical Tower

How does Cabrini Medical Tower compare with other medical office buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 45 medical office buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Cabrini Medical Tower's ENERGY STAR score of 31 compares with an average of 60 across the 32 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 75%. Its site EUI of 117.4 kBtu/ft² is about 33% above the average of 88.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 67% above the group average of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 319,911 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 145,612 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1973, 6 years earlier 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 Cabrini Medical Tower's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Cabrini Medical Tower, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 53 in 2015 to 31 in 2025 (-22 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 56. Site EUI moved from 86.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 117.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 35% increase. Reported emissions went from 332 tCO₂e to 422 tCO₂e over the same span (up 27%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 31 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 31 means the building performs better than about 31% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 31 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 44 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. Cabrini Medical Tower's 117.4 kBtu/ft² across 319,911 sq ft works out to about 37.6 billion Btu (11,007 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 270.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,912,749 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires Cabrini Medical Tower to report its energy use?

Cabrini Medical Tower 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:677:2025). 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.