5028 Wisconsin

How does 5028 Wisconsin compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. 5028 Wisconsin's ENERGY STAR score of 60 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 24% of them and lower than 76%. Its site EUI of 62.6 kBtu/ft² is about 13% above the average of 55.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 44,000 sq ft, it is about 80% below the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 4 years earlier 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 5028 Wisconsin's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for 5028 Wisconsin, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 61 in 2022 to 60 in 2024 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 63. Site EUI moved from 65.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 62.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 227 tCO₂e to 226 tCO₂e over the same span (down 0%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 60 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 60 means the building performs better than about 60% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 60 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 15 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. 5028 Wisconsin's 62.6 kBtu/ft² across 44,000 sq ft works out to about 2.8 billion Btu (807 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 157.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 672,788 kWh of electricity, 4,590 therms of natural gas and 261 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 5028 Wisconsin to report its energy use?

5028 Wisconsin 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:PM1422746:2024). 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.