1990 K Street-SV

How does 1990 K Street-SV compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. 1990 K Street-SV's ENERGY STAR score of 82 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 70% of them and lower than 28%. Its site EUI of 47.7 kBtu/ft² is about 14% 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 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% below the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 272,263 sq ft, it is about 26% above the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1978, 4 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 1990 K Street-SV's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Washington, DC disclosures for 1990 K Street-SV, covering report years 2014–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 63 in 2014 to 82 in 2024 (+19 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 83. Site EUI moved from 75.5 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 47.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 37% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,719 tCO₂e to 1,139 tCO₂e over the same span (down 58%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 82 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 82 means the building performs better than about 82% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 82 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. 1990 K Street-SV's 47.7 kBtu/ft² across 272,263 sq ft works out to about 13 billion Btu (3,806 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 132.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,744,061 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 3,018 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1990 K Street-SV to report its energy use?

1990 K Street-SV 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:PM4189342:2024). 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.