1920 N St, NW

How does 1920 N St, NW compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. 1920 N St, NW's ENERGY STAR score of 80 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 63% of them and lower than 34%. Its site EUI of 53.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 22% above the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 132,946 sq ft, it is about 38% below the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 6 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 1920 N St, NW's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for 1920 N St, NW, covering report years 2014–2016. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 67 in 2014 to 80 in 2016 (+13 points). Site EUI moved from 63.0 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 53.2 kBtu/ft² (2016), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,121 tCO₂e to 811 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 80 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 80 means the building performs better than about 80% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 80 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. 1920 N St, NW's 53.2 kBtu/ft² across 132,946 sq ft works out to about 7.1 billion Btu (2,073 MWh-equivalent) in 2016. Its source EUI of 167.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,072,639 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 1,685 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1920 N St, NW to report its energy use?

1920 N St, 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 2016 disclosure (source record dc:PM3353578:2016). 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.