Fairfield Inn & Suites Washington DC/New York Avenue

How does Fairfield Inn & Suites Washington DC/New York Avenue 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 Washington DC/New York Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 95 compares with an average of 58 across the 251 that report a score; it scores higher than 94% of them and lower than 4%. Its site EUI of 51.6 kBtu/ft² is about 41% 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 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 43% below the group average of 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 71,265 sq ft, it is about 69% below the average floor area of 227,860 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 34 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 Washington DC/New York Avenue's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for Fairfield Inn & Suites Washington DC/New York Avenue, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 84 in 2019 to 95 in 2024 (+11 points). Site EUI moved from 65.6 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 51.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 323 tCO₂e to 278 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 95 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 95 means the building performs better than about 95% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 95 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. Fairfield Inn & Suites Washington DC/New York Avenue's 51.6 kBtu/ft² across 71,265 sq ft works out to about 3.7 billion Btu (1,078 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 112.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 700,877 kWh of electricity, 12,827 therms of natural gas and 4,141 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Fairfield Inn & Suites Washington DC/New York Avenue to report its energy use?

Fairfield Inn & Suites Washington DC/New York Avenue 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:PM24652415:2024). 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.