Salmon Bay Terminals - Rsvp Bldg

How does Salmon Bay Terminals - Rsvp Bldg compare with other non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 164 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Salmon Bay Terminals - Rsvp Bldg's ENERGY STAR score of 59 compares with an average of 58 across the 117 that report a score; it scores higher than 44% of them and lower than 54%. Its site EUI of 13.1 kBtu/ft² is about 57% below the average of 30.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 91% below the group average of 0.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 46,970 sq ft, it is about 20% below the average floor area of 58,727 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1948, 12 years earlier than the group's average year built (1960). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,723 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 66 and a site EUI of 26.0 kBtu/ft².

How has Salmon Bay Terminals - Rsvp Bldg's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Salmon Bay Terminals - Rsvp Bldg, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 67 in 2023 to 59 in 2025 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 67. Site EUI moved from 0.2 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 13.1 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 6450% increase. Reported emissions went from 0 tCO₂e to 4 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3470%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 59 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 59 means the building performs better than about 59% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 59 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 16 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. Salmon Bay Terminals - Rsvp Bldg's 13.1 kBtu/ft² across 46,970 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (180 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 36.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 180,507 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires Salmon Bay Terminals - Rsvp Bldg to report its energy use?

Salmon Bay Terminals - Rsvp Bldg 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:23730:2025). 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.