Neighborcare Health

How does Neighborcare Health compare with other medical office buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 45 medical office buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Neighborcare Health's ENERGY STAR score of 94 compares with an average of 60 across the 32 that report a score; it scores higher than 81% of them and lower than 9%. Its site EUI of 39.1 kBtu/ft² is about 56% 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 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 85% below the group average of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 44,745 sq ft, it is about 69% 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 Neighborcare Health's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Seattle disclosures for Neighborcare Health, covering report years 2017–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 76 in 2017 to 94 in 2025 (+18 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 95. Site EUI moved from 41.6 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 39.1 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 11 tCO₂e to 10 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 94 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 94 means the building performs better than about 94% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 94 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. Neighborcare Health's 39.1 kBtu/ft² across 44,745 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (513 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 109.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 511,690 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires Neighborcare Health to report its energy use?

Neighborcare Health 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:50170:2025). 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.