Columbia Heights Community Center
Community Center and Social Meeting Hall in Washington, DC, DC · 1480 Girard Street NW · 20009
At a glance
Columbia Heights Community Center is a 52,857-square-foot community center and social meeting hall at 1480 Girard Street NW in Washington, DC, built in 2007. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 57.3 kBtu/ft² and 216 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 57.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 128.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 216 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 605,806 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,635 therms |
| Gross floor area | 52,857 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM12004170:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 57.3 kBtu/ft² | 216 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 51.6 kBtu/ft² | 196 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 65.5 kBtu/ft² | 255 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 60.8 kBtu/ft² | 247 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 47.1 kBtu/ft² | 205 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 73.8 kBtu/ft² | 298 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
- 1480 Girard Street NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20009
- Coordinates
- 38.92515, -77.03505
Within ~1 km
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How does Columbia Heights Community 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 57.3 kBtu/ft² is about 30% below 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 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 30% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 52,857 sq ft, it is about 47% above the average floor area of 35,907 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 38 years later than the group's average year built (1969).
How has Columbia Heights Community Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for Columbia Heights Community Center, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 73.8 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 57.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 22% decrease. Reported emissions went from 298 tCO₂e to 216 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).
What does a site EUI of 57.3 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 57.3 kBtu/ft² across 52,857 sq ft works out to about 3 billion Btu (888 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 128.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 605,806 kWh of electricity and 9,635 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 2024 disclosure (source record dc:PM12004170:2024). 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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- Jemals National Union Building LLC· 33,063 sq ft · EUI 62.3 kBtu/ft²
- Chevy Chase Community Center· 31,066 sq ft · EUI 79.0 kBtu/ft²
- Woody Ward Recreation Center· 24,508 sq ft · EUI 72.1 kBtu/ft²
- Ridge Road Community Center and Pool· 24,282 sq ft · EUI 101.1 kBtu/ft²
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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 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 57.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Columbia Heights Community Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 57.3 kBtu/ft² (128.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 52,857 sq ft, including 605,806 kWh of electricity and 9,635 therms of natural gas.
What are Columbia Heights Community Center's carbon emissions?
Columbia Heights Community Center reported 216 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Columbia Heights Community Center?
Columbia Heights Community Center is at 1480 Girard Street NW, in Washington, DC 20009. Its coordinates are 38.92515, -77.03505 (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 52,857 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2007 as its year built. It is classed as community center and social meeting hall.
Is Columbia Heights Community 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, “Columbia Heights Community Center, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/columbia-heights-community-center-48e28895 (data as of July 9, 2026).