5225 Wisconsin Avenue,
Office in Washington, DC, DC · 5225 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. · 20015
At a glance
5225 Wisconsin Avenue, is a 111,042-square-foot office building at 5225 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. in Washington, DC, built in 1980. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 50 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 77.8 kBtu/ft² and 650 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 15% of the 774 scored office buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 50 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 77.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 168.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 650 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,615,094 kWh |
| Natural gas | 31,323 therms |
| Water use | 1,689 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 111,042 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM9649296:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 50 | -2 | 77.8 kBtu/ft² | 650 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 52 | +7 | 72.7 kBtu/ft² | 613 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 45 | +5 | 80.1 kBtu/ft² | 665 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 40 | -29 | 78.0 kBtu/ft² | 677 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 69 | +36 | 60.8 kBtu/ft² | 519 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 33 | +9 | 94.5 kBtu/ft² | 831 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 24 | 105.5 kBtu/ft² | 946 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 5225 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20015
- Coordinates
- 38.95842, -77.08409
Within ~1 km
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How does 5225 Wisconsin Avenue, compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. 5225 Wisconsin Avenue,'s ENERGY STAR score of 50 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 15% of them and lower than 84%. Its site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft² is about 40% 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 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% above the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 111,042 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 6 years later 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 5225 Wisconsin Avenue,'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Washington, DC disclosures for 5225 Wisconsin Avenue,, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 24 in 2018 to 50 in 2024 (+26 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 69. Site EUI moved from 105.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 77.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 26% decrease. Reported emissions went from 946 tCO₂e to 650 tCO₂e over the same span (down 31%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 50 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 50 means the building performs better than about 50% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 50 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 25 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. 5225 Wisconsin Avenue,'s 77.8 kBtu/ft² across 111,042 sq ft works out to about 8.6 billion Btu (2,532 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 168.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,615,094 kWh of electricity, 31,323 therms of natural gas and 1,689 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 5225 Wisconsin Avenue, to report its energy use?
5225 Wisconsin Avenue, 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:PM9649296:2024). 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 5225 Wisconsin Avenue,'s energy grade?
5225 Wisconsin Avenue, scores 50 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 5225 Wisconsin Avenue, use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 77.8 kBtu/ft² (168.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 111,042 sq ft, including 1,615,094 kWh of electricity and 31,323 therms of natural gas.
What are 5225 Wisconsin Avenue,'s carbon emissions?
5225 Wisconsin Avenue, reported 650 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 5225 Wisconsin Avenue,?
5225 Wisconsin Avenue, is at 5225 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., in Washington, DC 20015. Its coordinates are 38.95842, -77.08409 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 5225 Wisconsin Avenue, and when was it built?
5225 Wisconsin Avenue, has 111,042 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 5225 Wisconsin Avenue, 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, “5225 Wisconsin Avenue,, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/5225-wisconsin-avenue-0750c279 (data as of July 9, 2026).