3401 Nebraska Avenue NW
Worship Facility in Washington, DC, DC · 20016
At a glance
3401 Nebraska Avenue NW is a 55,464-square-foot worship facility in Washington, DC. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 74.5 kBtu/ft² and 263 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 74.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 125.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 263 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 441,445 kWh |
| Natural gas | 24,604 therms |
| Water use | 951 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 55,464 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM30779150:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 74.5 kBtu/ft² | 263 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 70.9 kBtu/ft² | 244 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 79.4 kBtu/ft² | 273 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 76.7 kBtu/ft² | 262 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS
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.
Ownership
METROPOLITAN MEMORIAL METHODIST EPISC CHURCH TRUSTEES
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Location
- Address
- 3401 Nebraska Avenue NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20016
- Coordinates
- 38.93482, -77.08765
Within ~1 km
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How does 3401 Nebraska Avenue NW compare with other worship facility buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 88 worship facility buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 74.5 kBtu/ft² is about 44% above the average of 51.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 32% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 55,464 sq ft, it is about 13% above the average floor area of 49,290 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 3401 Nebraska Avenue NW's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 Washington, DC disclosures for 3401 Nebraska Avenue NW, covering report years 2021–2024. Site EUI moved from 76.7 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 74.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 262 tCO₂e to 263 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).
What does a site EUI of 74.5 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 3401 Nebraska Avenue NW's 74.5 kBtu/ft² across 55,464 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,211 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 125.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 441,445 kWh of electricity, 24,604 therms of natural gas and 951 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 3401 Nebraska Avenue NW to report its energy use?
3401 Nebraska Avenue 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:PM30779150:2024). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 3401 Nebraska Avenue NW's energy grade?
3401 Nebraska Avenue NW did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 74.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 3401 Nebraska Avenue NW use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 74.5 kBtu/ft² (125.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 55,464 sq ft, including 441,445 kWh of electricity and 24,604 therms of natural gas.
What are 3401 Nebraska Avenue NW's carbon emissions?
3401 Nebraska Avenue NW reported 263 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 3401 Nebraska Avenue NW?
3401 Nebraska Avenue NW is in Washington, DC 20016. Its coordinates are 38.93482, -77.08765 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 3401 Nebraska Avenue NW and when was it built?
3401 Nebraska Avenue NW has 55,464 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as worship facility.
Is 3401 Nebraska Avenue NW covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS.
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking (Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “3401 Nebraska Avenue NW, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/3401-nebraska-avenue-nw-39b6a456 (data as of July 9, 2026).