Swedish Medical Center Ballard - Campus

How does Swedish Medical Center Ballard - Campus compare with other hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 11 hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Swedish Medical Center Ballard - Campus's ENERGY STAR score of 38 compares with an average of 76 across the 10 that report a score; it scores higher than 0% of them and lower than 90%. Its site EUI of 219.5 kBtu/ft² is about 20% above the average of 182.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% above the group average of 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 451,526 sq ft, it is about 33% below the average floor area of 676,225 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1954, 20 years earlier than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 748 hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 59 and a site EUI of 238.7 kBtu/ft².

How has Swedish Medical Center Ballard - Campus's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Swedish Medical Center Ballard - Campus, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 28 in 2015 to 38 in 2025 (+10 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 56. Site EUI moved from 209.4 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 219.5 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,833 tCO₂e to 2,050 tCO₂e over the same span (up 12%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 38 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 38 means the building performs better than about 38% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 38 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 37 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. Swedish Medical Center Ballard - Campus's 219.5 kBtu/ft² across 451,526 sq ft works out to about 99.1 billion Btu (29,046 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 385.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 7,430,205 kWh of electricity and 374,566 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Swedish Medical Center Ballard - Campus to report its energy use?

Swedish Medical Center Ballard - Campus 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:147:2025). 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.