EMB Washington Convention Center-SV

How does EMB Washington Convention Center-SV compare with other hotel buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 257 hotel buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. EMB Washington Convention Center-SV's ENERGY STAR score of 78 compares with an average of 58 across the 251 that report a score; it scores higher than 76% of them and lower than 23%. Its site EUI of 68.6 kBtu/ft² is about 22% below the average of 87.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% below the group average of 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 311,119 sq ft, it is about 37% above the average floor area of 227,860 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2005, 31 years later than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has EMB Washington Convention Center-SV's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 Washington, DC disclosures for EMB Washington Convention Center-SV, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 37 in 2018 to 78 in 2024 (+41 points). Site EUI moved from 110.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 68.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 38% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,577 tCO₂e to 1,518 tCO₂e over the same span (down 41%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 78 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 78 means the building performs better than about 78% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 78 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. EMB Washington Convention Center-SV's 68.6 kBtu/ft² across 311,119 sq ft works out to about 21.3 billion Btu (6,255 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 153.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,245,528 kWh of electricity, 68,637 therms of natural gas and 14,876 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires EMB Washington Convention Center-SV to report its energy use?

EMB Washington Convention Center-SV 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:PM17396033:2024). 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.