2701 Connecticut Ave NW

How does 2701 Connecticut Ave 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. 2701 Connecticut Ave NW's ENERGY STAR score of 67 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 34% of them and lower than 65%. Its site EUI of 62.6 kBtu/ft² is about 23% 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 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 94,602 sq ft, it is about 31% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1922, 43 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 2701 Connecticut Ave NW's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 Washington, DC disclosures for 2701 Connecticut Ave NW, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 70 in 2018 to 67 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 100. Site EUI moved from 70.9 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 62.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 401 tCO₂e to 369 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).

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. 2701 Connecticut Ave NW's 62.6 kBtu/ft² across 94,602 sq ft works out to about 5.9 billion Btu (1,736 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 94.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 456,818 kWh of electricity, 43,629 therms of natural gas and 2,208 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2701 Connecticut Ave NW to report its energy use?

2701 Connecticut Ave 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 2024 disclosure (source record dc:PM14836694:2024). 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.