Embassy Suites by Hilton Washington DC Georgetown (WASDN)

How does Embassy Suites by Hilton Washington DC Georgetown (WASDN) compare with other hotel buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 257 hotel buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Embassy Suites by Hilton Washington DC Georgetown (WASDN)'s ENERGY STAR score of 64 compares with an average of 58 across the 251 that report a score; it scores higher than 52% of them and lower than 45%. Its site EUI of 80.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 6.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 306,123 sq ft, it is about 34% above the average floor area of 227,860 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2017, 43 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 Embassy Suites by Hilton Washington DC Georgetown (WASDN)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 Washington, DC disclosures for Embassy Suites by Hilton Washington DC Georgetown (WASDN), covering report years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2012 to 64 in 2019 (-36 points); its best year on file was 2012, at 100. Site EUI moved from 28.6 kBtu/ft² (2012) to 80.5 kBtu/ft² (2019), an 181% increase. Reported emissions went from 466 tCO₂e to 2,041 tCO₂e over the same span (up 338%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 64 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 64 means the building performs better than about 64% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 64 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 11 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. Embassy Suites by Hilton Washington DC Georgetown (WASDN)'s 80.5 kBtu/ft² across 306,123 sq ft works out to about 24.6 billion Btu (7,222 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. Its source EUI of 182.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 5,032,056 kWh of electricity, 74,876 therms of natural gas and 18,389 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Embassy Suites by Hilton Washington DC Georgetown (WASDN) to report its energy use?

Embassy Suites by Hilton Washington DC Georgetown (WASDN) 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 2019 disclosure (source record dc:PM3466549:2019). 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.