Georgetown Center Bldg. 1 & Bldg. 3 - Bldg B

How does Georgetown Center Bldg. 1 & Bldg. 3 - Bldg B compare with other retail store buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 68 retail store buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Georgetown Center Bldg. 1 & Bldg. 3 - Bldg B's ENERGY STAR score of 76 compares with an average of 73 across the 50 that report a score; it scores higher than 42% of them and lower than 56%. Its site EUI of 64.9 kBtu/ft² is about 41% above the average of 45.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 80% above the group average of 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 74,178 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 70,593 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1958, 5 years earlier than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².

How has Georgetown Center Bldg. 1 & Bldg. 3 - Bldg B's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Georgetown Center Bldg. 1 & Bldg. 3 - Bldg B, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 54 in 2015 to 76 in 2025 (+22 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 100. Site EUI moved from 70.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 64.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 121 tCO₂e to 147 tCO₂e over the same span (up 21%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 76 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 76 means the building performs better than about 76% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 76 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. Georgetown Center Bldg. 1 & Bldg. 3 - Bldg B's 64.9 kBtu/ft² across 74,178 sq ft works out to about 4.8 billion Btu (1,411 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 121.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 658,632 kWh of electricity and 25,653 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Georgetown Center Bldg. 1 & Bldg. 3 - Bldg B to report its energy use?

Georgetown Center Bldg. 1 & Bldg. 3 - Bldg B 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:859:2025). 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.