DC519_Avalon First and M Street (rh54)

How does DC519_Avalon First and M Street (rh54) 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. DC519_Avalon First and M Street (rh54)'s ENERGY STAR score of 62 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 29% of them and lower than 70%. Its site EUI of 50.8 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 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 475,268 sq ft, it is about 249% above the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2013, 48 years later 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 DC519_Avalon First and M Street (rh54)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 10 Washington, DC disclosures for DC519_Avalon First and M Street (rh54), covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 60 in 2015 to 62 in 2024 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 93. Site EUI moved from 55.7 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 50.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,821 tCO₂e to 1,919 tCO₂e over the same span (down 32%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 62 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 62 means the building performs better than about 62% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 62 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 13 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. DC519_Avalon First and M Street (rh54)'s 50.8 kBtu/ft² across 475,268 sq ft works out to about 24.1 billion Btu (7,076 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 119.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 5,233,923 kWh of electricity, 58,015 therms of natural gas and 24,004 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires DC519_Avalon First and M Street (rh54) to report its energy use?

DC519_Avalon First and M Street (rh54) 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:PM4358421:2024). 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.