Sound Mental Health
Medical Office in Seattle, WA · 1600 E OLIVE ST · 98122
At a glance
Sound Mental Health is a 38,879-square-foot medical office at 1600 E OLIVE ST in Seattle, Washington, built in 1975. In its 2025 Seattle benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 56.6 kBtu/ft² and 17 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 56.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 154.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 17 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 615,888 kWh |
| Natural gas | 983 therms |
| Gross floor area | 38,879 sq ft |
| Source record | seattle:27833:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 56.6 kBtu/ft² | 17 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 72.0 kBtu/ft² | 20 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 79.6 kBtu/ft² | 20 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 86.9 kBtu/ft² | 20 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 86.8 kBtu/ft² | 20 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 85.8 kBtu/ft² | 22 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 86.6 kBtu/ft² | 25 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 87.3 kBtu/ft² | 25 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 88.5 kBtu/ft² | 25 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 86.7 kBtu/ft² | 25 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 85.9 kBtu/ft² | 24 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920)
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.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1600 E OLIVE ST
- City
- Seattle
- State
- Washington
- ZIP
- 98122
- Coordinates
- 47.61674, -122.31111
Within ~1 km
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How does Sound Mental Health compare with other medical office buildings in Seattle?
The latest disclosures cover 45 medical office buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 56.6 kBtu/ft² is about 36% below the average of 88.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 71% below the group average of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 38,879 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 145,612 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1975, 4 years earlier than the group's average year built (1979). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,266 medical office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 92.2 kBtu/ft².
How has Sound Mental Health's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Sound Mental Health, covering report years 2015–2025. Site EUI moved from 85.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 56.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 34% decrease. Reported emissions went from 24 tCO₂e to 17 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).
What does a site EUI of 56.6 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Sound Mental Health's 56.6 kBtu/ft² across 38,879 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (645 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 154.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 615,888 kWh of electricity and 983 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Sound Mental Health to report its energy use?
Sound Mental Health 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:27833:2025). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sound Mental Health's energy grade?
Sound Mental Health did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 56.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Sound Mental Health use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 56.6 kBtu/ft² (154.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 38,879 sq ft, including 615,888 kWh of electricity and 983 therms of natural gas.
What are Sound Mental Health's carbon emissions?
Sound Mental Health reported 17 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Sound Mental Health?
Sound Mental Health is at 1600 E OLIVE ST, in Seattle, Washington 98122. Its coordinates are 47.61674, -122.31111 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Sound Mental Health and when was it built?
Sound Mental Health has 38,879 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1975 as its year built. It is classed as medical office.
Is Sound Mental Health covered by the Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920)?
Yes — it appears in the 2025 Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking (Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Sound Mental Health, Seattle, Washington — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/seattle/sound-mental-health-55656993 (data as of October 2, 2026).