EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Northwest Building Tech Inc
Seattle, WA
- Total releases
- 9.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Northwest Building Tech Inc: how the 9.5K lbs splits
9.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 9.5K lbs 100.0%
Northwest Building Tech Inc's 9.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
Northwest Building Tech Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Seattle, WA, in the wood products sector. It reported 4.5K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 9.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,909 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Washington's 311 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Northwest Building Tech Inc is pounds #152 and chemical-count #37 at 9.5K lbs. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds (13.1M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #106). Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (711.7K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Non-Ferrous Metals Inc; Magnetic & Penetrant Services Co/mapsco; Cascade Columbia Distribution; Sound Propeller Services Inc. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Washington: Stella-Jones Corp; Aljoma Lumber Inc; Appalachian Timber Services LLC; Royal Oak Enterprises - Brandsville. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Toluene; Ethylbenzene; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
Northwest Building Tech Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Stella-Jones Corp and Aljoma Lumber Inc.
Northwest Building Tech Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.5K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Northwest Building Tech Inc in the Wood Products sector extract
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Northwest Building Tech Inc reports the 249th-largest volume (9.5K lbs). Scale peers outside Washington include Stella-Jones Corp and Aljoma Lumber Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Northwest Building Tech Inc's total reported releases rose from 580 lb in 2022 to 4.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Northwest Building Tech Inc's air releases rose from 580 lb in 2022 to 4.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Northwest Building Tech Inc Form-R facts
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See how Northwest Building Tech Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
61.6× more than the comparison
9.0× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Northwest Building Tech Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 47% (3.1K lbs to 4.5K lbs).
Northwest Building Tech Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Northwest Building Tech Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 47% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.1K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 1.3K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 90 lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 580 lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 4.5K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 3.0K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 1.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Cumene | 550 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 540 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formaldehyde | 540 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 540 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 540 lbs | Carcinogen |
Northwest Building Tech Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Northwest Building Tech Inc
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Non-Ferrous Metals Inc, Magnetic & Penetrant Services Co/mapsco, Cascade Columbia Distribution, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 310 other reporting facilities in Washington.
Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Stella-Jones Corp, Aljoma Lumber Inc, Appalachian Timber Services LLC.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Northwest Building Tech Inc on cumulative reported pounds (9.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Arlon Emd, Pasadena Performance Products LLC, Bluestone Specialty Chemicals LLC. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Arlon Emd Rancho Cucamonga, CA · Computers and Electronic Products 9.5K lbs reported
- Pasadena Performance Products LLC Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 9.5K lbs reported
- Bluestone Specialty Chemicals LLC Joliet, IL · Chemicals 9.6K lbs reported
- Azz Galvanizing - South Carolina LLC Blacksburg, SC · Fabricated Metals 9.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Ethylbenzene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Non-Ferrous Metals Inc. Northwest Building Tech Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Northwest Building Tech Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Northwest Building Tech Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Seattle, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321999 · Wood Products. 0.1% of King TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Arlon Emd (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Northwest Building Tech Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov