2300 N Street

How does 2300 N Street compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. 2300 N Street's ENERGY STAR score of 67 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 31% of them and lower than 68%. Its site EUI of 53.4 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 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 304,484 sq ft, it is about 41% above the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 12 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 2300 N Street's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 13 Washington, DC disclosures for 2300 N Street, covering report years 2012–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 36 in 2012 to 67 in 2024 (+31 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 76. Site EUI moved from 105.0 kBtu/ft² (2012) to 53.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 49% decrease. Reported emissions went from 4,047 tCO₂e to 1,427 tCO₂e over the same span (down 65%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 67 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 67 means the building performs better than about 67% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 67 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 8 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. 2300 N Street's 53.4 kBtu/ft² across 304,484 sq ft works out to about 16.3 billion Btu (4,765 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 149.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,766,171 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 2,528 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2300 N Street to report its energy use?

2300 N Street 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:PM2656301:2024). 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.