1401 New York Avenue - WASHINGTON - US0021

How does 1401 New York Avenue - WASHINGTON - US0021 compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. 1401 New York Avenue - WASHINGTON - US0021's ENERGY STAR score of 81 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 66% of them and lower than 30%. Its site EUI of 39.3 kBtu/ft² is about 29% below the average of 55.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 31% below the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 227,686 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1982, 8 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 1401 New York Avenue - WASHINGTON - US0021's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 10 Washington, DC disclosures for 1401 New York Avenue - WASHINGTON - US0021, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 90 in 2017 to 81 in 2024 (-9 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 90. Site EUI moved from 37.2 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 39.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,250 tCO₂e to 786 tCO₂e over the same span (down 37%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 81 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 81 means the building performs better than about 81% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 81 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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 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. 1401 New York Avenue - WASHINGTON - US0021's 39.3 kBtu/ft² across 227,686 sq ft works out to about 8.9 billion Btu (2,622 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 110.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,624,872 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 1,667 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1401 New York Avenue - WASHINGTON - US0021 to report its energy use?

1401 New York Avenue - WASHINGTON - US0021 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:PM3685967:2024). 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.