Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center
Community Center and Social Meeting Hall in Washington, DC, DC · 3531 Georgia Avenue NW · 20010
At a glance
Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center is a 12,056-square-foot community center and social meeting hall at 3531 Georgia Avenue NW in Washington, DC, built in 2010. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 74.8 kBtu/ft² and 62 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 74.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 153.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 62 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 150,848 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,870 therms |
| Gross floor area | 12,056 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM12001678:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 74.8 kBtu/ft² | 62 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 87.9 kBtu/ft² | 75 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 92.7 kBtu/ft² | 81 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 85.9 kBtu/ft² | 80 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 87.9 kBtu/ft² | 83 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 92.7 kBtu/ft² | 86 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
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Location
- Address
- 3531 Georgia Avenue NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20010
- Coordinates
- 38.93366, -77.02364
Within ~1 km
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How does Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center compare with other community center and social meeting hall buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 16 community center and social meeting hall buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 74.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 82.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 12,056 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 35,907 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2010, 41 years later than the group's average year built (1969).
How has Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 92.7 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 74.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 19% decrease. Reported emissions went from 86 tCO₂e to 62 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).
What does a site EUI of 74.8 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center's 74.8 kBtu/ft² across 12,056 sq ft works out to about 0.9 billion Btu (264 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 153.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 150,848 kWh of electricity and 3,870 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center to report its energy use?
Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center 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:PM12001678:2024). 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 Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center's energy grade?
Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 74.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 74.8 kBtu/ft² (153.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 12,056 sq ft, including 150,848 kWh of electricity and 3,870 therms of natural gas.
What are Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center's carbon emissions?
Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center reported 62 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center?
Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center is at 3531 Georgia Avenue NW, in Washington, DC 20010. Its coordinates are 38.93366, -77.02364 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center and when was it built?
Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center has 12,056 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2010 as its year built. It is classed as community center and social meeting hall.
Is Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center 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, “Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/bernice-fonteneau-senior-wellness-center-3a494000 (data as of July 9, 2026).