PROMENADE SOUTH 2

How does PROMENADE SOUTH 2 compare with other retail store buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 68 retail store buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. PROMENADE SOUTH 2's ENERGY STAR score of 38 compares with an average of 73 across the 50 that report a score; it scores higher than 14% of them and lower than 84%. Its site EUI of 71.4 kBtu/ft² is about 56% above the average of 45.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 62% below the group average of 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 23,421 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 70,593 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 17 years later than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².

How has PROMENADE SOUTH 2's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Seattle disclosures for PROMENADE SOUTH 2, covering report years 2015–2017. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 22 in 2015 to 38 in 2017 (+16 points). Site EUI moved from 83.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 71.4 kBtu/ft² (2017), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 11 tCO₂e to 10 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 38 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 38 means the building performs better than about 38% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 38 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 37 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 2's 71.4 kBtu/ft² across 23,421 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (490 MWh-equivalent) in 2017. Its source EUI of 224.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 489,934 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires PROMENADE SOUTH 2 to report its energy use?

PROMENADE SOUTH 2 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:24896:2017). 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.