Fairfield Inn & Suites
Hotel in Washington, DC, DC · 500 H Street, NW · 20001
At a glance
Fairfield Inn & Suites is a 120,000-square-foot hotel at 500 H Street, NW in Washington, DC, built in 1986. In its 2015 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 73 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 63.9 kBtu/ft² and 833 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 68% of the 251 scored hotel buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2015
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 73 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 63.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 158.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 833 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,544,851 kWh |
| Natural gas | 23,992 therms |
| Water use | 7,069 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 120,000 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM3633172:2015 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015latest | 73 | -9 | 63.9 kBtu/ft² | 833 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 82 | ±0 | 54.6 kBtu/ft² | 743 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 82 | 53.8 kBtu/ft² | 733 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
RLJ III F WASHINGTON DC LLC
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Location
- Address
- 500 H Street, NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20001
- Coordinates
- 38.89966, -77.01925
Within ~1 km
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How does Fairfield Inn & Suites compare with other hotel buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 257 hotel buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Fairfield Inn & Suites's ENERGY STAR score of 73 compares with an average of 58 across the 251 that report a score; it scores higher than 68% of them and lower than 30%. Its site EUI of 63.9 kBtu/ft² is about 27% 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 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 120,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 227,860 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 12 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 Fairfield Inn & Suites's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for Fairfield Inn & Suites, covering report years 2013–2015. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 82 in 2013 to 73 in 2015 (-9 points); its best year on file was 2013, at 82. Site EUI moved from 53.8 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 63.9 kBtu/ft² (2015), an 19% increase. Reported emissions went from 733 tCO₂e to 833 tCO₂e over the same span (up 14%).
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. Fairfield Inn & Suites's 63.9 kBtu/ft² across 120,000 sq ft works out to about 7.7 billion Btu (2,247 MWh-equivalent) in 2015. Its source EUI of 158.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,544,851 kWh of electricity, 23,992 therms of natural gas and 7,069 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Fairfield Inn & Suites to report its energy use?
Fairfield Inn & Suites 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 2015 disclosure (source record dc:PM3633172:2015). 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 Fairfield Inn & Suites's energy grade?
Fairfield Inn & Suites scores 73 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2015 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Fairfield Inn & Suites use?
Its 2015 site energy-use intensity was 63.9 kBtu/ft² (158.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 120,000 sq ft, including 1,544,851 kWh of electricity and 23,992 therms of natural gas.
What are Fairfield Inn & Suites's carbon emissions?
Fairfield Inn & Suites reported 833 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2015.
Where is Fairfield Inn & Suites?
Fairfield Inn & Suites is at 500 H Street, NW, in Washington, DC 20001. Its coordinates are 38.89966, -77.01925 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Fairfield Inn & Suites and when was it built?
Fairfield Inn & Suites has 120,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2015 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Fairfield Inn & Suites covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2015 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, “Fairfield Inn & Suites, Washington, DC — 2015 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/fairfield-inn-suites-f1407fc1 (data as of July 9, 2026).