Virginia Mason - Jones Pavilion

How does Virginia Mason - Jones 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 - Jones Pavilion's ENERGY STAR score of 52 compares with an average of 76 across the 10 that report a score; it scores higher than 10% of them and lower than 80%. Its site EUI of 161.8 kBtu/ft² is about 11% below the average of 182.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% below the group average of 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 267,470 sq ft, it is about 60% below the average floor area of 676,225 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2012, 38 years later 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 - Jones Pavilion's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Virginia Mason - Jones Pavilion, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 47 in 2016 to 52 in 2025 (+5 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 92. Site EUI moved from 159.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 161.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,581 tCO₂e to 1,721 tCO₂e over the same span (up 9%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 52 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 52 means the building performs better than about 52% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 52 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 23 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. Virginia Mason - Jones Pavilion's 161.8 kBtu/ft² across 267,470 sq ft works out to about 43.3 billion Btu (12,683 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 358.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 9,598,227 kWh of electricity for the year.

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

Virginia Mason - Jones 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:49725:2025). 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.