! Department of Parks and Recreation
Office in Washington, DC, DC · 1250 U Street NW · 20009
At a glance
! Department of Parks and Recreation is a 34,400-square-foot office building at 1250 U Street NW in Washington, DC. In its 2018 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 73 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 77.1 kBtu/ft² and 269 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 43% 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 | 73 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 77.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 215.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 269 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 777,174 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 34,400 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM3876585:2018 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018latest | 73 | ±0 | 77.1 kBtu/ft² | 269 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 73 | ±0 | 75.6 kBtu/ft² | 289 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 73 | +13 | 76.4 kBtu/ft² | 292 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 60 | +2 | 90.3 kBtu/ft² | 344 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 58 | 96.0 kBtu/ft² | 334 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | — | 357 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | — | 259 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
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
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Location
- Address
- 1250 U Street NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20009
- Coordinates
- 38.91672, -77.02904
Within ~1 km
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How does ! Department of Parks and Recreation 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 Parks and Recreation's ENERGY STAR score of 73 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 43% of them and lower than 54%. Its site EUI of 77.1 kBtu/ft² is about 39% 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 7.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 56% above the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 34,400 sq ft, it is about 84% 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 Parks and Recreation's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Washington, DC disclosures for ! Department of Parks and Recreation, covering report years 2012–2018. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 58 in 2014 to 73 in 2018 (+15 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 73. Site EUI moved from 96.0 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 77.1 kBtu/ft² (2018), a 20% decrease. Reported emissions went from 259 tCO₂e to 269 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 73 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 73 means the building performs better than about 73% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 73 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 2 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 Parks and Recreation's 77.1 kBtu/ft² across 34,400 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (777 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. Its source EUI of 215.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 777,174 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires ! Department of Parks and Recreation to report its energy use?
! Department of Parks and Recreation 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:PM3876585:2018). 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 Parks and Recreation's energy grade?
! Department of Parks and Recreation scores 73 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — 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 Parks and Recreation use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 77.1 kBtu/ft² (215.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 34,400 sq ft, including 777,174 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are ! Department of Parks and Recreation's carbon emissions?
! Department of Parks and Recreation reported 269 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is ! Department of Parks and Recreation?
! Department of Parks and Recreation is at 1250 U Street NW, in Washington, DC 20009. Its coordinates are 38.91672, -77.02904 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is ! Department of Parks and Recreation and when was it built?
! Department of Parks and Recreation has 34,400 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. It is classed as office.
Is ! Department of Parks and Recreation 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 Parks and Recreation, Washington, DC — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/department-of-parks-and-recreation-0b3105ba (data as of July 9, 2026).