Charlie's Produce & Catering (Terminal)

How does Charlie's Produce & Catering (Terminal) compare with other refrigerated warehouse buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 13 refrigerated warehouse buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Charlie's Produce & Catering (Terminal)'s ENERGY STAR score of 21 compares with an average of 43 across the 8 that report a score; it scores higher than 25% of them and lower than 63%. Its site EUI of 130.3 kBtu/ft² is about 84% above the average of 70.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 27% above the group average of 0.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 104,099 sq ft, it is about 27% above the average floor area of 82,021 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1953 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1953). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 472 refrigerated warehouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 52 and a site EUI of 76.3 kBtu/ft².

How has Charlie's Produce & Catering (Terminal)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Charlie's Produce & Catering (Terminal), covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 15 in 2019 to 21 in 2025 (+6 points). Site EUI moved from 170.2 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 130.3 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 23% decrease. Reported emissions went from 125 tCO₂e to 106 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 21 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 21 means the building performs better than about 21% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 21 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 54 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. Charlie's Produce & Catering (Terminal)'s 130.3 kBtu/ft² across 104,099 sq ft works out to about 13.6 billion Btu (3,975 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 354.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,802,407 kWh of electricity and 5,892 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Charlie's Produce & Catering (Terminal) to report its energy use?

Charlie's Produce & Catering (Terminal) 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:556:2025). 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.