Sheraton Grand Seattle - (Parent Building)

How does Sheraton Grand Seattle - (Parent Building) compare with other hotel buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 86 hotel buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Sheraton Grand Seattle - (Parent Building)'s ENERGY STAR score of 78 compares with an average of 76 across the 78 that report a score; it scores higher than 37% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 73.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 68.4 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% above the group average of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 1,083,197 sq ft, it is about 553% above the average floor area of 165,912 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1982, 12 years later than the group's average year built (1971). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has Sheraton Grand Seattle - (Parent Building)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Sheraton Grand Seattle - (Parent Building), covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 60 in 2015 to 78 in 2025 (+18 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 95. Site EUI moved from 85.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 73.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 14% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,853 tCO₂e to 2,298 tCO₂e over the same span (down 19%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 78 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 78 means the building performs better than about 78% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 78 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. Sheraton Grand Seattle - (Parent Building)'s 73.9 kBtu/ft² across 1,083,197 sq ft works out to about 80 billion Btu (23,460 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 150.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 11,838,760 kWh of electricity and 215,052 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Sheraton Grand Seattle - (Parent Building) to report its energy use?

Sheraton Grand Seattle - (Parent Building) 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:63:2025). 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.