Columbia Heights Community Center
Social/Meeting Hall in Washington, DC, DC · 1480 Girard Street NW · 20009
At a glance
Columbia Heights Community Center is a 54,292-square-foot social/meeting hall at 1480 Girard Street NW in Washington, DC, built in 2007. In its 2018 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 76.3 kBtu/ft² and 312 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 76.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 149.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 312 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 631,136 kWh |
| Natural gas | 19,898 therms |
| Gross floor area | 54,292 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM3532808:2018 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018latest | — | 76.3 kBtu/ft² | 312 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 57.7 kBtu/ft² | 284 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 61.7 kBtu/ft² | 309 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 75.7 kBtu/ft² | 356 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 72.9 kBtu/ft² | 313 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 69.6 kBtu/ft² | 305 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | — | — |
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
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
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Location
- Address
- 1480 Girard Street NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20009
- Coordinates
- 38.92525, -77.03510
Within ~1 km
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How does Columbia Heights Community Center compare with other social/meeting hall buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 10 social/meeting hall buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 76.3 kBtu/ft² is about 19% below the average of 94.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 22% below the group average of 7.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 54,292 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 51,231 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 26 years later than the group's average year built (1981).
How has Columbia Heights Community Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Washington, DC disclosures for Columbia Heights Community Center, covering report years 2012–2018. Site EUI moved from 69.6 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 76.3 kBtu/ft² (2018), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 305 tCO₂e to 312 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).
What does a site EUI of 76.3 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. Columbia Heights Community Center's 76.3 kBtu/ft² across 54,292 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,214 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. Its source EUI of 149.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 631,136 kWh of electricity and 19,898 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Columbia Heights Community Center to report its energy use?
Columbia Heights Community 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 2018 disclosure (source record dc:PM3532808:2018). 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 Columbia Heights Community Center's energy grade?
Columbia Heights Community Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2018 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 76.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Columbia Heights Community Center use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 76.3 kBtu/ft² (149.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 54,292 sq ft, including 631,136 kWh of electricity and 19,898 therms of natural gas.
What are Columbia Heights Community Center's carbon emissions?
Columbia Heights Community Center reported 312 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is Columbia Heights Community Center?
Columbia Heights Community Center is at 1480 Girard Street NW, in Washington, DC 20009. Its coordinates are 38.92525, -77.03510 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Columbia Heights Community Center and when was it built?
Columbia Heights Community Center has 54,292 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2007 as its year built. It is classed as social/meeting hall.
Is Columbia Heights Community Center 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, “Columbia Heights Community Center, Washington, DC — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/columbia-heights-community-center-3abb4f91 (data as of July 9, 2026).