DC510_The Statesman (th25)

How does DC510_The Statesman (th25) 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. DC510_The Statesman (th25)'s ENERGY STAR score of 96 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 84% of them and lower than 13%. Its site EUI of 47.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% below the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 234,538 sq ft, it is about 72% above the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1961, 4 years earlier 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 DC510_The Statesman (th25)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Washington, DC disclosures for DC510_The Statesman (th25), covering report years 2014–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 82 in 2014 to 96 in 2024 (+14 points). Site EUI moved from 56.9 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 47.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,188 tCO₂e to 744 tCO₂e over the same span (down 37%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 96 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 96 means the building performs better than about 96% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 96 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. DC510_The Statesman (th25)'s 47.9 kBtu/ft² across 234,538 sq ft works out to about 11.2 billion Btu (3,292 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 79.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,144,217 kWh of electricity, 69,695 therms of natural gas and 13,744 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires DC510_The Statesman (th25) to report its energy use?

DC510_The Statesman (th25) 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:PM4156466:2024). 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.