Region 10 Office

161,552 rentable square feet (RSF)

Energy Intensity:
FY 2022: 106,958 Btu per RSF

Water Intensity:
FY 2022: 7.91 gallons per RSF

Seattle, Washington

EPA’s Pacific Northwest Regional Office covers Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and 271 Tribal Nations. Environmental focus areas include air quality, ecosystems, Superfund, water quality and waste and chemical management.

Sustainable Features

• The building the Region 10 Office occupies received U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED^® Gold for Building Operations and Maintenance (version 4.1) in April 2023.
• EPA also renovated its office space and achieved LEED Gold for Interior Design and Construction (version 2009) certification in October 2015. Redesigned floor plans, lighting controls upgrades and sustainable products further reduced the building's energy, water and materials use.
• The building’s most recent ENERGY STAR® certification was awarded in 2013 with a score of 85.
• A satellite-controlled irrigation system utilizes 50 percent less water than a conventional system.
• Plumbing upgrades reduced water use.
• The building has a green roof covering the parking garage and on the rooftop, which combined capture more than 50 percent of annual rainfall.
• All building operation and maintenance staff receive at least 24 hours of high quality and relevant building operation and maintenance education on building and building systems operation, maintenance and sustainable building performance.
• The facility has two Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations. The stations can charge up to three vehicles at a time.

For more information, visit the Region 10 website or the EPA Facility Contact List.