2800 Woodley Rd NW

How does 2800 Woodley Rd 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. 2800 Woodley Rd NW's ENERGY STAR score of 43 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 14% of them and lower than 86%. Its site EUI of 77.2 kBtu/ft² is about 51% 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 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 31% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 194,499 sq ft, it is about 43% above the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1942, 23 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 2800 Woodley Rd NW's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 Washington, DC disclosures for 2800 Woodley Rd NW, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 39 in 2018 to 43 in 2024 (+4 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 59. Site EUI moved from 84.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 77.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,099 tCO₂e to 970 tCO₂e over the same span (down 12%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 43 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 43 means the building performs better than about 43% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 43 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 32 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. 2800 Woodley Rd NW's 77.2 kBtu/ft² across 194,499 sq ft works out to about 15 billion Btu (4,401 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 125.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,457,976 kWh of electricity, 100,493 therms of natural gas and 6,392 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2800 Woodley Rd NW to report its energy use?

2800 Woodley Rd 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:PM14823283:2024). 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.