Flats at Dupont Circle - 29820

How does Flats at Dupont Circle - 29820 compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 1,799 multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Flats at Dupont Circle - 29820's ENERGY STAR score of 63 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 30% of them and lower than 69%. Its site EUI of 56.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 245,215 sq ft, it is about 80% above the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1968 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1965). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has Flats at Dupont Circle - 29820's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 13 Washington, DC disclosures for Flats at Dupont Circle - 29820, covering report years 2012–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 74 in 2014 to 63 in 2024 (-11 points); its best year on file was 2014, at 74. Site EUI moved from 39.4 kBtu/ft² (2012) to 56.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 42% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,912 tCO₂e to 1,038 tCO₂e over the same span (down 46%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 63 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 63 means the building performs better than about 63% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 63 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 12 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. Flats at Dupont Circle - 29820's 56.1 kBtu/ft² across 245,215 sq ft works out to about 13.8 billion Btu (4,032 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 122.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,603,566 kWh of electricity, 48,657 therms of natural gas and 10,278 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Flats at Dupont Circle - 29820 to report its energy use?

Flats at Dupont Circle - 29820 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:PM3500944:2024). 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.