06270013_500 New Jersey Avenue

How does 06270013_500 New Jersey Avenue compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. 06270013_500 New Jersey Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 40 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 9% of them and lower than 91%. Its site EUI of 84.7 kBtu/ft² is about 52% above the average of 55.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 35% above the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 101,985 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2004, 30 years later than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 06270013_500 New Jersey Avenue's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 12 Washington, DC disclosures for 06270013_500 New Jersey Avenue, covering report years 2013–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 65 in 2013 to 40 in 2024 (-25 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 76. Site EUI moved from 72.8 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 84.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 16% increase. Reported emissions went from 940 tCO₂e to 688 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 40 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 40 means the building performs better than about 40% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 40 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 35 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Washington, DC, 47% 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. 06270013_500 New Jersey Avenue's 84.7 kBtu/ft² across 101,985 sq ft works out to about 8.6 billion Btu (2,532 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 237.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,533,175 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 1,434 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 06270013_500 New Jersey Avenue to report its energy use?

06270013_500 New Jersey Avenue reports under the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS, the legal basis of Washington, DC'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 dc:PM3510427:2024). DC's Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) require buildings below the performance standard to improve over compliance cycles (the first ends December 31, 2026; later cycles run five years), with penalties for buildings that fail to meet their pathway.