Seattle Lighting Distribution Center

How does Seattle Lighting Distribution Center 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. Seattle Lighting Distribution Center's ENERGY STAR score of 55 compares with an average of 58 across the 117 that report a score; it scores higher than 39% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 23.7 kBtu/ft² is about 22% 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 0.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 0.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 115,668 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 58,727 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1952, 8 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 Seattle Lighting Distribution Center's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Seattle Lighting Distribution Center, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 58 in 2018 to 55 in 2025 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 62. Site EUI moved from 26.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 23.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 79 tCO₂e to 106 tCO₂e over the same span (up 34%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 55 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 55 means the building performs better than about 55% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 55 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 20 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. Seattle Lighting Distribution Center's 23.7 kBtu/ft² across 115,668 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (803 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 36.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 222,902 kWh of electricity and 19,674 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Seattle Lighting Distribution Center to report its energy use?

Seattle Lighting Distribution Center 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:787:2025). 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.