Fairfield Inn

How does Fairfield Inn compare with other hotel buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 86 hotel buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Fairfield Inn's ENERGY STAR score of 95 compares with an average of 76 across the 78 that report a score; it scores higher than 76% of them and lower than 19%. Its site EUI of 57.4 kBtu/ft² is about 16% below the average of 68.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% below the group average of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 116,300 sq ft, it is about 30% below the average floor area of 165,912 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1997, 27 years later than the group's average year built (1971). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has Fairfield Inn's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Fairfield Inn, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 84 in 2015 to 95 in 2025 (+11 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 100. Site EUI moved from 68.0 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 57.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 166 tCO₂e to 152 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 95 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 95 means the building performs better than about 95% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 95 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. Fairfield Inn's 57.4 kBtu/ft² across 116,300 sq ft works out to about 6.7 billion Btu (1,956 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 109.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 732,449 kWh of electricity and 25,812 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Fairfield Inn to report its energy use?

Fairfield Inn 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:69:2025). 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.