WASHINGTON CARE CENTER

How does WASHINGTON CARE CENTER compare with other senior living community buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 48 senior living community buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. WASHINGTON CARE CENTER's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 72 across the 40 that report a score; it scores higher than 90% of them. Its site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft² is about 21% below the average of 66.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 50% above the group average of 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 58,665 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 136,458 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1981, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².

How has WASHINGTON CARE CENTER's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 10 Seattle disclosures for WASHINGTON CARE CENTER, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 97 in 2015 to 100 in 2024 (+3 points). Site EUI moved from 57.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 52.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 20 tCO₂e to 200 tCO₂e over the same span (up 921%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 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. WASHINGTON CARE CENTER's 52.7 kBtu/ft² across 58,665 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (906 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 64.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 116,169 kWh of electricity and 37,346 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires WASHINGTON CARE CENTER to report its energy use?

WASHINGTON CARE CENTER 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 2024 disclosure (source record seattle:20377:2024). 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.