? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service Center
Office in Washington, DC, DC · 2100 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVENUE SE · 20020
At a glance
? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service Center is a 81,610-square-foot office building at 2100 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVENUE SE in Washington, DC. In its 2018 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 38 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 75.3 kBtu/ft² and 623 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 8% of the 774 scored office buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 38 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 75.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 211.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 623 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,802,121 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 81,610 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM3412676:2018 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018latest | 38 | -4 | 75.3 kBtu/ft² | 623 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 42 | -6 | 78.4 kBtu/ft² | 709 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 48 | 74.5 kBtu/ft² | 674 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
2100 MARTIN LUTHER KING ASSOCIATION
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Location
- Address
- 2100 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVENUE SE
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20020
- Coordinates
- 38.86544, -76.98924
Within ~1 km
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How does ? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service Center compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. ? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service Center's ENERGY STAR score of 38 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 8% of them and lower than 91%. Its site EUI of 75.3 kBtu/ft² is about 35% above the average of 55.6 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 52% above the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 81,610 sq ft, it is about 62% below the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has ? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for ? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service Center, covering report years 2016–2018. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 48 in 2016 to 38 in 2018 (-10 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 48. Site EUI moved from 74.5 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 75.3 kBtu/ft² (2018), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 674 tCO₂e to 623 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 38 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 38 means the building performs better than about 38% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 38 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 37 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. ? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service Center's 75.3 kBtu/ft² across 81,610 sq ft works out to about 6.1 billion Btu (1,801 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. Its source EUI of 211.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,802,121 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires ? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service Center to report its energy use?
? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service 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:PM3412676:2018). 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 ? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service Center's energy grade?
? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service Center scores 38 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 ? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service Center use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 75.3 kBtu/ft² (211.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 81,610 sq ft, including 1,802,121 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are ? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service Center's carbon emissions?
? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service Center reported 623 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is ? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service Center?
? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service Center is at 2100 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVENUE SE, in Washington, DC 20020. Its coordinates are 38.86544, -76.98924 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is ? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service Center and when was it built?
? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service Center has 81,610 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. It is classed as office.
Is ? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service 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, “? Department of Human Services ESA Anacostia Service Center, Washington, DC — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/department-of-human-services-esa-anacostia-service-center-964b065d (data as of July 9, 2026).