Ren At Denny Centre

How does Ren At Denny Centre compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 1,971 multifamily housing buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Ren At Denny Centre's ENERGY STAR score of 86 compares with an average of 83 across the 1,652 that report a score; it scores higher than 39% of them and lower than 59%. Its site EUI of 43.7 kBtu/ft² is about 25% above the average of 34.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 39% above the group average of 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 540,693 sq ft, it is about 525% above the average floor area of 86,468 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2019, 36 years later than the group's average year built (1983). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has Ren At Denny Centre's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Seattle disclosures for Ren At Denny Centre, covering report years 2023–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 87 in 2023 to 86 in 2025 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 87. Site EUI moved from 44.5 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 43.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 397 tCO₂e to 359 tCO₂e over the same span (down 10%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 86 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 86 means the building performs better than about 86% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 86 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. Ren At Denny Centre's 43.7 kBtu/ft² across 540,693 sq ft works out to about 23.6 billion Btu (6,925 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 95.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,066,809 kWh of electricity and 57,438 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Ren At Denny Centre to report its energy use?

Ren At Denny Centre 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:50943:2025). 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.