University Village East Bldg N

How does University Village East Bldg N compare with other retail store buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 68 retail store buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. University Village East Bldg N's ENERGY STAR score of 93 compares with an average of 73 across the 50 that report a score; it scores higher than 58% of them and lower than 36%. Its site EUI of 35.8 kBtu/ft² is about 22% below the average of 45.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 43% below the group average of 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 25,862 sq ft, it is about 63% below the average floor area of 70,593 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1956, 7 years earlier than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².

How has University Village East Bldg N's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for University Village East Bldg N, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 13 in 2015 to 93 in 2025 (+80 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 98. Site EUI moved from 211.2 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 35.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 83% decrease. Reported emissions went from 175 tCO₂e to 16 tCO₂e over the same span (down 91%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 93 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 93 means the building performs better than about 93% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 93 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. University Village East Bldg N's 35.8 kBtu/ft² across 25,862 sq ft works out to about 0.9 billion Btu (271 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 83.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 198,935 kWh of electricity and 2,462 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires University Village East Bldg N to report its energy use?

University Village East Bldg N 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:19847:2025). 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.