Woodland Park Methodist Church

How does Woodland Park Methodist Church compare with other worship facility buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 67 worship facility buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Woodland Park Methodist Church's ENERGY STAR score of 85 compares with an average of 50 across the 52 that report a score; it scores higher than 92% of them and lower than 6%. Its site EUI of 42.0 kBtu/ft² is about 10% above the average of 38.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 39% above the group average of 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 21,022 sq ft, it is about 36% below the average floor area of 32,782 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1922, 26 years earlier than the group's average year built (1948). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².

How has Woodland Park Methodist Church's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Woodland Park Methodist Church, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 81 in 2015 to 85 in 2025 (+4 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 86. Site EUI moved from 32.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 42.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 29% increase. Reported emissions went from 33 tCO₂e to 41 tCO₂e over the same span (up 24%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 85 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 85 means the building performs better than about 85% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 85 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. Woodland Park Methodist Church's 42.0 kBtu/ft² across 21,022 sq ft works out to about 0.9 billion Btu (259 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 51.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 24,404 kWh of electricity and 7,999 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Woodland Park Methodist Church to report its energy use?

Woodland Park Methodist Church 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:19520:2025). 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.