SAN JUAN APTS- DEMOLISHED MAY 2016

How does SAN JUAN APTS- DEMOLISHED MAY 2016 compare with other multifamily LR (1-4) buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 53 multifamily LR (1-4) buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. SAN JUAN APTS- DEMOLISHED MAY 2016's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 73 across the 25 that report a score; it scores higher than 72% of them and lower than 20%. Its site EUI of 25.4 kBtu/ft² is about 37% below the average of 40.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 20,998 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 45,933 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1959, 17 years earlier than the group's average year built (1976).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 98 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 98 means the building performs better than about 98% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 98 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. SAN JUAN APTS- DEMOLISHED MAY 2016's 25.4 kBtu/ft² across 20,998 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (156 MWh-equivalent) in 2015. Its source EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 156,350 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires SAN JUAN APTS- DEMOLISHED MAY 2016 to report its energy use?

SAN JUAN APTS- DEMOLISHED MAY 2016 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 2015 disclosure (source record seattle:23308:2015). 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.