Fhcrc- 1213 Valley

How does Fhcrc- 1213 Valley compare with other medical office buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 45 medical office buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Fhcrc- 1213 Valley's ENERGY STAR score of 66 compares with an average of 60 across the 32 that report a score; it scores higher than 47% of them and lower than 47%. Its site EUI of 75.3 kBtu/ft² is about 15% below the average of 88.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 72% below the group average of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 40,204 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 145,612 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2016, 37 years later 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 Fhcrc- 1213 Valley's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 4 Seattle disclosures for Fhcrc- 1213 Valley, covering report years 2022–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 74 in 2022 to 66 in 2025 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 74. Site EUI moved from 71.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 75.3 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 11 tCO₂e to 11 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 66 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 66 means the building performs better than about 66% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 66 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 9 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. Fhcrc- 1213 Valley's 75.3 kBtu/ft² across 40,204 sq ft works out to about 3 billion Btu (887 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 210.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 588,024 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires Fhcrc- 1213 Valley to report its energy use?

Fhcrc- 1213 Valley 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:21417:2025). 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.