Providence Mt St Vincent

How does Providence Mt St Vincent compare with other senior living community buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 48 senior living community buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Providence Mt St Vincent's ENERGY STAR score of 44 compares with an average of 72 across the 40 that report a score; it scores higher than 20% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 149.0 kBtu/ft² is about 123% above the average of 66.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 253% above the group average of 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 371,257 sq ft, it is about 172% above the average floor area of 136,458 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1922, 69 years earlier than the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².

How has Providence Mt St Vincent's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Providence Mt St Vincent, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 50 in 2015 to 44 in 2025 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 57. Site EUI moved from 153.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 149.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,841 tCO₂e to 1,777 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 44 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 44 means the building performs better than about 44% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 44 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 31 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. Providence Mt St Vincent's 149.0 kBtu/ft² across 371,257 sq ft works out to about 55.3 billion Btu (16,212 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 221.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,223,299 kWh of electricity and 331,661 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Providence Mt St Vincent to report its energy use?

Providence Mt St Vincent 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:84:2025). 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.