Churchill Hotel - WCH
Hotel in Washington, DC, DC · 1914 Connecticut Ave NW · 20009
At a glance
Churchill Hotel - WCH is a 70,000-square-foot hotel at 1914 Connecticut Ave NW in Washington, DC. In its 2018 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 54 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 103.6 kBtu/ft² and 531 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 39% of the 251 scored hotel buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 54 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 103.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 184.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 531 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 887,753 kWh |
| Natural gas | 42,206 therms |
| Water use | 4,707 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 70,000 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM5247023:2018 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018latest | 54 | -17 | 103.6 kBtu/ft² | 531 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 71 | ±0 | 96.8 kBtu/ft² | 528 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 71 | 96.4 kBtu/ft² | 545 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
H H CHURCHILL HOTEL ASSOCIATES LP
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Location
- Address
- 1914 Connecticut Ave NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20009
- Coordinates
- 38.91637, -77.04696
Within ~1 km
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How does Churchill Hotel - WCH compare with other hotel buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 257 hotel buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Churchill Hotel - WCH's ENERGY STAR score of 54 compares with an average of 58 across the 251 that report a score; it scores higher than 39% of them and lower than 60%. Its site EUI of 103.6 kBtu/ft² is about 18% above the average of 87.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 10% above the group average of 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 70,000 sq ft, it is about 69% below the average floor area of 227,860 sq ft for those buildings. 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 Churchill Hotel - WCH's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for Churchill Hotel - WCH, covering report years 2016–2018. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 71 in 2016 to 54 in 2018 (-17 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 71. Site EUI moved from 96.4 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 103.6 kBtu/ft² (2018), an 7% increase. Reported emissions went from 545 tCO₂e to 531 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 54 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 54 means the building performs better than about 54% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 54 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 21 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. Churchill Hotel - WCH's 103.6 kBtu/ft² across 70,000 sq ft works out to about 7.3 billion Btu (2,125 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. 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 887,753 kWh of electricity, 42,206 therms of natural gas and 4,707 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Churchill Hotel - WCH to report its energy use?
Churchill Hotel - WCH 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 2018 disclosure (source record dc:PM5247023:2018). 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 Churchill Hotel - WCH's energy grade?
Churchill Hotel - WCH scores 54 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2018 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Churchill Hotel - WCH use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 103.6 kBtu/ft² (184.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 70,000 sq ft, including 887,753 kWh of electricity and 42,206 therms of natural gas.
What are Churchill Hotel - WCH's carbon emissions?
Churchill Hotel - WCH reported 531 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is Churchill Hotel - WCH?
Churchill Hotel - WCH is at 1914 Connecticut Ave NW, in Washington, DC 20009. Its coordinates are 38.91637, -77.04696 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Churchill Hotel - WCH and when was it built?
Churchill Hotel - WCH has 70,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. It is classed as hotel.
Is Churchill Hotel - WCH covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2018 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, “Churchill Hotel - WCH, Washington, DC — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/churchill-hotel-wch-4f837855 (data as of July 9, 2026).