Atlantic Plumbing C (900W&901W) for Benchmarking

How does Atlantic Plumbing C (900W&901W) for Benchmarking 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. Atlantic Plumbing C (900W&901W) for Benchmarking's ENERGY STAR score of 45 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 15% of them and lower than 84%. Its site EUI of 55.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 265,374 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2019, 54 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 Atlantic Plumbing C (900W&901W) for Benchmarking's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for Atlantic Plumbing C (900W&901W) for Benchmarking, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 53 in 2022 to 45 in 2024 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 53. Site EUI moved from 52.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 55.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 4% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,096 tCO₂e to 1,133 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 45 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 45 means the building performs better than about 45% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 45 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 30 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. Atlantic Plumbing C (900W&901W) for Benchmarking's 55.0 kBtu/ft² across 265,374 sq ft works out to about 14.6 billion Btu (4,278 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 125.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,025,205 kWh of electricity, 42,759 therms of natural gas and 6,796 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Atlantic Plumbing C (900W&901W) for Benchmarking to report its energy use?

Atlantic Plumbing C (900W&901W) for Benchmarking 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:PM20648460:2024). 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.