84SC0-The Westin Georgetown, Washington DC

How does 84SC0-The Westin Georgetown, Washington DC compare with other hotel buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 257 hotel buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. 84SC0-The Westin Georgetown, Washington DC's ENERGY STAR score of 55 compares with an average of 58 across the 251 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 74.5 kBtu/ft² is about 15% below the average of 87.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 233,241 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 227,860 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1984, 10 years later than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 84SC0-The Westin Georgetown, Washington DC's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Washington, DC disclosures for 84SC0-The Westin Georgetown, Washington DC, covering report years 2014–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 13 in 2015 to 55 in 2024 (+42 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 75. Site EUI moved from 114.5 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 74.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 35% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,569 tCO₂e to 1,423 tCO₂e over the same span (down 45%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 55 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 55 means the building performs better than about 55% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 55 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 20 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. 84SC0-The Westin Georgetown, Washington DC's 74.5 kBtu/ft² across 233,241 sq ft works out to about 17.4 billion Btu (5,093 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 184.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,154,673 kWh of electricity, 29,359 therms of natural gas and 8,737 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 84SC0-The Westin Georgetown, Washington DC to report its energy use?

84SC0-The Westin Georgetown, Washington DC 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:PM1483327:2024). 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.