1418-24 Somerset Pl NW

How does 1418-24 Somerset Pl NW compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 1,799 multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. 1418-24 Somerset Pl NW's ENERGY STAR score of 32 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 8% of them and lower than 91%. Its site EUI of 77.6 kBtu/ft² is about 52% above the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 50,048 sq ft, it is about 63% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1940, 25 years earlier than the group's average year built (1965). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has 1418-24 Somerset Pl NW's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 Washington, DC disclosures for 1418-24 Somerset Pl NW, covering report years 2013–2019. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 99 in 2014 to 32 in 2019 (-67 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 100. Site EUI moved from 46.7 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 77.6 kBtu/ft² (2019), an 66% increase. Reported emissions went from 151 tCO₂e to 221 tCO₂e over the same span (up 47%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 32 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 32 means the building performs better than about 32% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 32 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 43 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. 1418-24 Somerset Pl NW's 77.6 kBtu/ft² across 50,048 sq ft works out to about 3.9 billion Btu (1,138 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. Its source EUI of 93.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 103,674 kWh of electricity, 35,316 therms of natural gas and 5,018 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1418-24 Somerset Pl NW to report its energy use?

1418-24 Somerset Pl NW 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 2019 disclosure (source record dc:PM4008449:2019). 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.