801 Rhode Island Avenue NW

How does 801 Rhode Island Avenue 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. 801 Rhode Island Avenue NW's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 90% of them and lower than 8%. Its site EUI of 45.9 kBtu/ft² is about 10% below the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% below the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 76,847 sq ft, it is about 44% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 7 years later 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.

How has 801 Rhode Island Avenue NW's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 Washington, DC disclosures for 801 Rhode Island Avenue NW, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 81 in 2019 to 98 in 2024 (+17 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 100. Site EUI moved from 29.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 45.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 56% increase. Reported emissions went from 208 tCO₂e to 216 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 98 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 98 means the building performs better than about 98% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 98 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 801 Rhode Island Avenue NW's 45.9 kBtu/ft² across 76,847 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,034 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 72.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 315,090 kWh of electricity, 24,554 therms of natural gas and 5,846 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 801 Rhode Island Avenue NW to report its energy use?

801 Rhode Island 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:PM9712401:2024). 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.