J C PENNY CO BUILDING - NORTHGATE MALL- DEMOLISHED

How does J C PENNY CO BUILDING - NORTHGATE MALL- DEMOLISHED compare with other retail store buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 68 retail store buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. J C PENNY CO BUILDING - NORTHGATE MALL- DEMOLISHED's ENERGY STAR score of 75 compares with an average of 73 across the 50 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 37.2 kBtu/ft² is about 19% below the average of 45.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 168,619 sq ft, it is about 139% above the average floor area of 70,593 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1965 construction date is close to 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 J C PENNY CO BUILDING - NORTHGATE MALL- DEMOLISHED's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 4 Seattle disclosures for J C PENNY CO BUILDING - NORTHGATE MALL- DEMOLISHED, covering report years 2015–2018. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 76 in 2015 to 75 in 2018 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 78. Site EUI moved from 38.0 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 37.2 kBtu/ft² (2018), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 82 tCO₂e to 93 tCO₂e over the same span (up 14%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 75 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 75 means the building performs better than about 75% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 75 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. J C PENNY CO BUILDING - NORTHGATE MALL- DEMOLISHED's 37.2 kBtu/ft² across 168,619 sq ft works out to about 6.3 billion Btu (1,838 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. Its source EUI of 92.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,539,235 kWh of electricity and 11,875 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires J C PENNY CO BUILDING - NORTHGATE MALL- DEMOLISHED to report its energy use?

J C PENNY CO BUILDING - NORTHGATE MALL- DEMOLISHED 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 2018 disclosure (source record seattle:586:2018). 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.