Pacific Iron & Metal

How does Pacific Iron & Metal compare with other non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 164 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Pacific Iron & Metal's ENERGY STAR score of 19 compares with an average of 58 across the 117 that report a score; it scores higher than 14% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 57.0 kBtu/ft² is about 87% above the average of 30.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 0.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 61,200 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 58,727 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 29 years earlier than the group's average year built (1960). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,723 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 66 and a site EUI of 26.0 kBtu/ft².

How has Pacific Iron & Metal's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Pacific Iron & Metal, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 11 in 2015 to 19 in 2025 (+8 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 27. Site EUI moved from 89.0 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 57.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 36% decrease. Reported emissions went from 194 tCO₂e to 114 tCO₂e over the same span (down 41%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 19 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 19 means the building performs better than about 19% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 19 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 56 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. Pacific Iron & Metal's 57.0 kBtu/ft² across 61,200 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,022 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 101.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 428,112 kWh of electricity and 20,252 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Pacific Iron & Metal to report its energy use?

Pacific Iron & Metal 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:728:2025). 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.