WILSON-PACIFIC (SPS-DISTRICT) DEMOLISHED

How does WILSON-PACIFIC (SPS-DISTRICT) DEMOLISHED compare with other K-12 school buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 153 K-12 school buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. WILSON-PACIFIC (SPS-DISTRICT) DEMOLISHED's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 71 across the 152 that report a score; it scores higher than 99% of them. Its site EUI of 12.2 kBtu/ft² is about 68% below the average of 38.3 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 half of the group average of 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 110,830 sq ft, it is about 40% above the average floor area of 79,329 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1953, 17 years earlier than the group's average year built (1970). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².

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. WILSON-PACIFIC (SPS-DISTRICT) DEMOLISHED's 12.2 kBtu/ft² across 110,830 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (396 MWh-equivalent) in 2015. Its source EUI of 15.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 43,775 kWh of electricity and 12,044 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires WILSON-PACIFIC (SPS-DISTRICT) DEMOLISHED to report its energy use?

WILSON-PACIFIC (SPS-DISTRICT) DEMOLISHED 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 2015 disclosure (source record seattle:24408:2015). 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.