Fred Lind Manor

How does Fred Lind Manor compare with other senior living community buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 48 senior living community buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Fred Lind Manor's ENERGY STAR score of 97 compares with an average of 72 across the 40 that report a score; it scores higher than 78% of them and lower than 15%. Its site EUI of 52.2 kBtu/ft² is about 22% below the average of 66.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% below the group average of 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 63,998 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 136,458 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1988, 3 years earlier than the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².

How has Fred Lind Manor's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Fred Lind Manor, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 47 in 2015 to 97 in 2025 (+50 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 99. Site EUI moved from 64.2 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 52.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 19% decrease. Reported emissions went from 146 tCO₂e to 97 tCO₂e over the same span (down 33%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 97 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 97 means the building performs better than about 97% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 97 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. Fred Lind Manor's 52.2 kBtu/ft² across 63,998 sq ft works out to about 3.3 billion Btu (979 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 99.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 475,765 kWh of electricity and 17,159 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Fred Lind Manor to report its energy use?

Fred Lind Manor 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:24746:2025). 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.