900 RIA

How does 900 RIA compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. 900 RIA's ENERGY STAR score of 72 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 41% of them and lower than 57%. Its site EUI of 36.8 kBtu/ft² is about 34% below the average of 55.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 41% below the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 39,106 sq ft, it is about 82% below the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1924, 50 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 900 RIA's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for 900 RIA, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 69 in 2022 to 72 in 2024 (+3 points). Site EUI moved from 39.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 36.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 136 tCO₂e to 115 tCO₂e over the same span (down 16%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 72 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 72 means the building performs better than about 72% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 72 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 3 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. 900 RIA's 36.8 kBtu/ft² across 39,106 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (422 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 103.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 421,724 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 495 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 900 RIA to report its energy use?

900 RIA 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:PM27958861:2024). 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.