Calvary Temple Church

How does Calvary Temple 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. Calvary Temple Church's ENERGY STAR score of 77 compares with an average of 50 across the 52 that report a score; it scores higher than 85% of them and lower than 13%. Its site EUI of 25.1 kBtu/ft² is about 34% 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 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 46,485 sq ft, it is about 42% above the average floor area of 32,782 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1950 construction date is close to 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 Calvary Temple Church's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Calvary Temple Church, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 71 in 2015 to 77 in 2025 (+6 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 95. Site EUI moved from 27.7 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 25.1 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 46 tCO₂e to 49 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 77 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 77 means the building performs better than about 77% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 77 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. Calvary Temple Church's 25.1 kBtu/ft² across 46,485 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (342 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 48.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 255,058 kWh of electricity and 8,444 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Calvary Temple Church to report its energy use?

Calvary Temple 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:26670:2025). 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.