Qfc Holman Road

How does Qfc Holman Road 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. Qfc Holman Road's ENERGY STAR score of 79 compares with an average of 70 across the 35 that report a score; it scores higher than 57% of them and lower than 40%. Its site EUI of 176.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 60,880 sq ft, it is about 13% above the average floor area of 53,722 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1956, 31 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 Qfc Holman Road's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Qfc Holman Road, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 60 in 2015 to 79 in 2025 (+19 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 81. Site EUI moved from 216.0 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 176.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 318 tCO₂e to 236 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 79 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 79 means the building performs better than about 79% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 79 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Qfc Holman Road's 176.2 kBtu/ft² across 60,880 sq ft works out to about 10.7 billion Btu (3,144 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 383.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,053,131 kWh of electricity and 38,582 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Qfc Holman Road to report its energy use?

Qfc Holman Road 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:381:2025). 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.