Kin On Health Care Center

How does Kin On Health Care Center 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. Kin On Health Care Center's ENERGY STAR score of 37 compares with an average of 72 across the 40 that report a score; it scores higher than 15% of them and lower than 80%. Its site EUI of 167.2 kBtu/ft² is about 151% above the average of 66.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 201% above the group average of 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 48,882 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 136,458 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1966, 25 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 Kin On Health Care Center's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Kin On Health Care Center, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 53 in 2015 to 37 in 2025 (-16 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 67. Site EUI moved from 157.3 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 167.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 220 tCO₂e to 214 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 37 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 37 means the building performs better than about 37% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 37 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 38 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. Kin On Health Care Center's 167.2 kBtu/ft² across 48,882 sq ft works out to about 8.2 billion Btu (2,395 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 314.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 972,084 kWh of electricity and 36,929 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Kin On Health Care Center to report its energy use?

Kin On Health Care Center 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:20970:2025). 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.