Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, Inc.
Social/Meeting Hall in Washington, DC, DC · 1529 16th Street, NW · 20036
At a glance
Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, Inc. is a 64,844-square-foot social/meeting hall at 1529 16th Street, NW in Washington, DC, built in 1997. In its 2022 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 88.8 kBtu/ft² and 432 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 88.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 193.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 432 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,083,956 kWh |
| Natural gas | 20,578 therms |
| Water use | 1,253 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 64,844 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM6278976:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 88.8 kBtu/ft² | 432 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 71.9 kBtu/ft² | 385 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 62.6 kBtu/ft² | 350 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 59.6 kBtu/ft² | 349 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 73.3 kBtu/ft² | 414 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 125.8 kBtu/ft² | 833 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
DC JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
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Location
- Address
- 1529 16th Street, NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20036
- Coordinates
- 38.91088, -77.03595
Within ~1 km
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How does Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, Inc. compare with other social/meeting hall buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 10 social/meeting hall buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 88.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 94.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 7.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 64,844 sq ft, it is about 27% above the average floor area of 51,231 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1997, 16 years later than the group's average year built (1981).
How has Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, Inc.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, Inc., covering report years 2017–2022. Site EUI moved from 125.8 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 88.8 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 29% decrease. Reported emissions went from 833 tCO₂e to 432 tCO₂e over the same span (down 48%).
What does a site EUI of 88.8 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, Inc.'s 88.8 kBtu/ft² across 64,844 sq ft works out to about 5.8 billion Btu (1,688 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 193.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,083,956 kWh of electricity, 20,578 therms of natural gas and 1,253 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, Inc. to report its energy use?
Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, Inc. 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 2022 disclosure (source record dc:PM6278976:2022). 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 Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, Inc.'s energy grade?
Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, Inc. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 88.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, Inc. use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 88.8 kBtu/ft² (193.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 64,844 sq ft, including 1,083,956 kWh of electricity and 20,578 therms of natural gas.
What are Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, Inc.'s carbon emissions?
Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, Inc. reported 432 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, Inc.?
Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, Inc. is at 1529 16th Street, NW, in Washington, DC 20036. Its coordinates are 38.91088, -77.03595 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, Inc. and when was it built?
Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, Inc. has 64,844 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1997 as its year built. It is classed as social/meeting hall.
Is Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, Inc. covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, Inc., Washington, DC — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/edlavitch-jewish-community-center-of-washington-dc-inc-1f5912d6 (data as of July 9, 2026).