Virginia Mason - Central Pavilion

How does Virginia Mason - Central Pavilion 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. Virginia Mason - Central Pavilion's ENERGY STAR score of 81 compares with an average of 76 across the 10 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 40%. Its site EUI of 215.6 kBtu/ft² is about 18% 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 11.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 78% above the group average of 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 374,466 sq ft, it is about 45% below the average floor area of 676,225 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 54 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 Virginia Mason - Central Pavilion's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Virginia Mason - Central Pavilion, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 97 in 2015 to 81 in 2025 (-16 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 98. Site EUI moved from 210.0 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 215.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 4,039 tCO₂e to 3,766 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 81 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 81 means the building performs better than about 81% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 81 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. Virginia Mason - Central Pavilion's 215.6 kBtu/ft² across 374,466 sq ft works out to about 80.7 billion Btu (23,661 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 387.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 7,756,724 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires Virginia Mason - Central Pavilion to report its energy use?

Virginia Mason - Central Pavilion 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:49940:2025). 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.