600 Thirteenth St
Office in Washington, DC, DC · 600 13th St NW · 20005
At a glance
600 Thirteenth St is a 272,214-square-foot office building at 600 13th St NW in Washington, DC, built in 1998. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 60 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 55.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,265 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 24% 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 | 60 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 55.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 143.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,265 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,865,103 kWh |
| Natural gas | 20,294 therms |
| Water use | 4,043 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 272,214 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM2267:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 60 | -6 | 55.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,265 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 66 | +20 | 51.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,180 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 46 | +5 | 65.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,535 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 41 | -3 | 67.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,597 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 44 | +10 | 70.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,573 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 34 | +4 | 92.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,213 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 30 | -40 | 96.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,393 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 70 | +1 | 71.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,031 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 69 | +12 | 73.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,164 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 57 | 82.8 kBtu/ft² | 3,013 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 66.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,181 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 30.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,014 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
UNION INVESTMENT REAL ESTATE GMBH
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Location
- Address
- 600 13th St NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20005
- Coordinates
- 38.89784, -77.02998
Within ~1 km
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How does 600 Thirteenth St compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. 600 Thirteenth St'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 55.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 55.6 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 272,214 sq ft, it is about 26% above the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1998, 24 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 600 Thirteenth St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 12 Washington, DC disclosures for 600 Thirteenth St, covering report years 2013–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 57 in 2015 to 60 in 2024 (+3 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 70. Site EUI moved from 30.8 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 55.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 81% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,014 tCO₂e to 1,265 tCO₂e over the same span (up 25%).
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. 600 Thirteenth St's 55.9 kBtu/ft² across 272,214 sq ft works out to about 15.2 billion Btu (4,460 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 143.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,865,103 kWh of electricity, 20,294 therms of natural gas and 4,043 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 600 Thirteenth St to report its energy use?
600 Thirteenth St 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:PM2267:2024). 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 600 Thirteenth St's energy grade?
600 Thirteenth St scores 60 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 600 Thirteenth St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 55.9 kBtu/ft² (143.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 272,214 sq ft, including 3,865,103 kWh of electricity and 20,294 therms of natural gas.
What are 600 Thirteenth St's carbon emissions?
600 Thirteenth St reported 1,265 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 600 Thirteenth St?
600 Thirteenth St is at 600 13th St NW, in Washington, DC 20005. Its coordinates are 38.89784, -77.02998 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 600 Thirteenth St and when was it built?
600 Thirteenth St has 272,214 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1998 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 600 Thirteenth St 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, “600 Thirteenth St, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/600-thirteenth-st-e4e224c5 (data as of July 9, 2026).