3850 Tunlaw Road NW
At a glance
3850 Tunlaw Road NW is a 76,878-square-foot multifamily housing building in Washington, DC, built in 1953. In its 2012 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 94.6 kBtu/ft² and 862 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2012
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 94.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 182.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 862 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,118,187 kWh |
| Natural gas | 60,516 therms |
| Gross floor area | 76,878 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM3510100:2012 |
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
TUNLAW APARTMENTS COMPANY LP
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Location
- Address
- 3850 Tunlaw Road NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- Coordinates
- 38.92496, -77.07692
Within ~1 km
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How does 3850 Tunlaw Road 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. Its site EUI of 94.6 kBtu/ft² is about 85% above the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 76,878 sq ft, it is about 44% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1953, 12 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.
What does a site EUI of 94.6 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. 3850 Tunlaw Road NW's 94.6 kBtu/ft² across 76,878 sq ft works out to about 7.3 billion Btu (2,131 MWh-equivalent) in 2012. Its source EUI of 182.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,118,187 kWh of electricity and 60,516 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 3850 Tunlaw Road NW to report its energy use?
3850 Tunlaw Road 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 2012 disclosure (source record dc:PM3510100:2012). 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 3850 Tunlaw Road NW's energy grade?
3850 Tunlaw Road NW did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2012 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 94.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 3850 Tunlaw Road NW use?
Its 2012 site energy-use intensity was 94.6 kBtu/ft² (182.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 76,878 sq ft, including 1,118,187 kWh of electricity and 60,516 therms of natural gas.
What are 3850 Tunlaw Road NW's carbon emissions?
3850 Tunlaw Road NW reported 862 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2012.
Where is 3850 Tunlaw Road NW?
3850 Tunlaw Road NW is in Washington, DC. Its coordinates are 38.92496, -77.07692 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 3850 Tunlaw Road NW and when was it built?
3850 Tunlaw Road NW has 76,878 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2012 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1953 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 3850 Tunlaw Road NW covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2012 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, “3850 Tunlaw Road NW, Washington, DC — 2012 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/3850-tunlaw-road-nw-94f0655a (data as of July 9, 2026).