AKA White House
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 1710 H Street Northwest · 20006
At a glance
AKA White House is a 165,094-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1710 H Street Northwest in Washington, DC, built in 2006. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 22 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 51.6 kBtu/ft² and 736 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 5% of the 1,618 scored multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 22 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 51.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 140.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 736 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,397,490 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,461 therms |
| Water use | 6,430 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 165,094 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM4392914:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 22 | +5 | 51.6 kBtu/ft² | 736 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 17 | -2 | 51.4 kBtu/ft² | 750 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 19 | +3 | 54.3 kBtu/ft² | 768 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 16 | -6 | 54.7 kBtu/ft² | 826 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 22 | +7 | 50.3 kBtu/ft² | 762 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 15 | +1 | 56.3 kBtu/ft² | 883 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 14 | +1 | 58.0 kBtu/ft² | 912 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 13 | -11 | 52.3 kBtu/ft² | 952 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 24 | ±0 | 51.3 kBtu/ft² | 944 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 24 | 51.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,098 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
WASHINGTON H STREET ASSOCIATES LLC
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Location
- Address
- 1710 H Street Northwest
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20006
- Coordinates
- 38.89993, -77.04036
Within ~1 km
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How does AKA White House 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. AKA White House's ENERGY STAR score of 22 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 5% of them and lower than 94%. Its site EUI of 51.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 165,094 sq ft, it is about 21% above the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 41 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 AKA White House's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Washington, DC disclosures for AKA White House, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 24 in 2015 to 22 in 2024 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 24. Site EUI moved from 51.6 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 51.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 0% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,098 tCO₂e to 736 tCO₂e over the same span (down 33%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 22 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 22 means the building performs better than about 22% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 22 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 53 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. AKA White House's 51.6 kBtu/ft² across 165,094 sq ft works out to about 8.5 billion Btu (2,497 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 140.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,397,490 kWh of electricity, 3,461 therms of natural gas and 6,430 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires AKA White House to report its energy use?
AKA White House 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:PM4392914:2024). 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 AKA White House's energy grade?
AKA White House scores 22 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 AKA White House use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 51.6 kBtu/ft² (140.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 165,094 sq ft, including 2,397,490 kWh of electricity and 3,461 therms of natural gas.
What are AKA White House's carbon emissions?
AKA White House reported 736 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is AKA White House?
AKA White House is at 1710 H Street Northwest, in Washington, DC 20006. Its coordinates are 38.89993, -77.04036 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is AKA White House and when was it built?
AKA White House has 165,094 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2006 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is AKA White House 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, “AKA White House, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/aka-white-house-ee1d86c6 (data as of July 9, 2026).