Neighborcare Health Medical Clinic

How does Neighborcare Health Medical Clinic 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 Medical Clinic's ENERGY STAR score of 5 compares with an average of 60 across the 32 that report a score; it scores higher than 6% of them and lower than 91%. Its site EUI of 102.6 kBtu/ft² is about 16% above the average of 88.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 25,880 sq ft, it is about 82% below the average floor area of 145,612 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2010, 31 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 Medical Clinic's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Neighborcare Health Medical Clinic, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 14 in 2015 to 5 in 2025 (-9 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 14. Site EUI moved from 71.0 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 102.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 45% increase. Reported emissions went from 20 tCO₂e to 20 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 5 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 5 means the building performs better than about 5% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 5 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 70 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. Neighborcare Health Medical Clinic's 102.6 kBtu/ft² across 25,880 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (778 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 281.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 751,386 kWh of electricity and 910 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Neighborcare Health Medical Clinic to report its energy use?

Neighborcare Health Medical Clinic 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:26611:2025). 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.