DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome
Non-Refrigerated Warehouse in Washington, DC, DC · 4025 Chesapeake Street NW · 20016
At a glance
DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome is a 8,700-square-foot non-refrigerated warehouse at 4025 Chesapeake Street NW in Washington, DC. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 49 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 18.6 kBtu/ft² and 13 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 47% of the 34 scored non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 49 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 18.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 52.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 13 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 47,393 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 8,700 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM12004281:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 49 | -21 | 18.6 kBtu/ft² | 13 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 70 | -30 | 12.3 kBtu/ft² | 9 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | 0.2 kBtu/ft² | 0 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 3.0 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 2.8 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 2.3 kBtu/ft² | 6 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
- 4025 Chesapeake Street NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20016
- Coordinates
- 38.95365, -77.07777
Within ~1 km
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How does DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome compare with other non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 70 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome's ENERGY STAR score of 49 compares with an average of 52 across the 34 that report a score; it scores higher than 47% of them and lower than 47%. Its site EUI of 18.6 kBtu/ft² is about 55% below the average of 41.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 8,700 sq ft, it is about 89% below the average floor area of 80,158 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,723 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 66 and a site EUI of 26.0 kBtu/ft².
How has DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2022 to 49 in 2024 (-51 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 100. Site EUI moved from 2.3 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 18.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 709% increase. Reported emissions went from 6 tCO₂e to 13 tCO₂e over the same span (up 118%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 49 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 49 means the building performs better than about 49% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 49 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 26 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. DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome's 18.6 kBtu/ft² across 8,700 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (47 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 52.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 47,393 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome to report its energy use?
DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome 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:PM12004281:2024). 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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Frequently asked questions
What is DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome's energy grade?
DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome scores 49 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 18.6 kBtu/ft² (52.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 8,700 sq ft, including 47,393 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome's carbon emissions?
DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome reported 13 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome?
DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome is at 4025 Chesapeake Street NW, in Washington, DC 20016. Its coordinates are 38.95365, -77.07777 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome and when was it built?
DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome has 8,700 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as non-refrigerated warehouse.
Is DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome 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, “DO NOT BENCHMARK Fort Reno Salt Dome, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/do-not-benchmark-fort-reno-salt-dome-88b9635f (data as of July 9, 2026).