PROMENADE SOUTH 1

How does PROMENADE SOUTH 1 compare with other supermarket/grocery store buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 41 supermarket/grocery store buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. PROMENADE SOUTH 1's ENERGY STAR score of 69 compares with an average of 70 across the 35 that report a score; it scores higher than 43% of them and lower than 54%. Its site EUI of 156.2 kBtu/ft² is about 17% below the average of 188.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 78% below the group average of 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 30,630 sq ft, it is about 43% below the average floor area of 53,722 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 7 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,646 supermarket/grocery store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 176.1 kBtu/ft².

How has PROMENADE SOUTH 1's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Seattle disclosures for PROMENADE SOUTH 1, covering report years 2015–2017. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 27 in 2015 to 69 in 2017 (+42 points). Site EUI moved from 210.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 156.2 kBtu/ft² (2017), a 26% decrease. Reported emissions went from 58 tCO₂e to 28 tCO₂e over the same span (down 52%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 69 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 69 means the building performs better than about 69% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 69 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 6 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. PROMENADE SOUTH 1's 156.2 kBtu/ft² across 30,630 sq ft works out to about 4.8 billion Btu (1,402 MWh-equivalent) in 2017. Its source EUI of 490.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,415,249 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires PROMENADE SOUTH 1 to report its energy use?

PROMENADE SOUTH 1 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 2017 disclosure (source record seattle:24895:2017). 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.