Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments
Multifamily Housing in Washington, DC, DC · 901 New Jersey Avenue Northwest · 20001
At a glance
Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments is a 174,189-square-foot multifamily housing building at 901 New Jersey Avenue Northwest in Washington, DC, built in 1972. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 65 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 67.6 kBtu/ft² and 786 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 32% of the 1,618 scored multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 65 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 67.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 117.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 786 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,360,260 kWh |
| Natural gas | 71,369 therms |
| Water use | 17,934 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 174,189 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM15100897:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 65 | -2 | 67.6 kBtu/ft² | 786 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 67 | -4 | 66.1 kBtu/ft² | 762 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 71 | +8 | 67.4 kBtu/ft² | 772 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 63 | ±0 | 69.8 kBtu/ft² | 803 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 63 | -2 | 69.9 kBtu/ft² | 796 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 65 | 71.8 kBtu/ft² | 847 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
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Location
- Address
- 901 New Jersey Avenue Northwest
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20001
- Coordinates
- 38.90187, -77.01287
Within ~1 km
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How does Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments 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. Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments's ENERGY STAR score of 65 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 32% of them and lower than 67%. Its site EUI of 67.6 kBtu/ft² is about 32% above the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 174,189 sq ft, it is about 28% above the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 7 years later than 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 Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 65 in both 2019 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 71.8 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 67.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 847 tCO₂e to 786 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 65 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 65 means the building performs better than about 65% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 65 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 10 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. Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments's 67.6 kBtu/ft² across 174,189 sq ft works out to about 11.8 billion Btu (3,451 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 117.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,360,260 kWh of electricity, 71,369 therms of natural gas and 17,934 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments to report its energy use?
Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments 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:PM15100897:2024). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments's energy grade?
Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments scores 65 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 67.6 kBtu/ft² (117.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 174,189 sq ft, including 1,360,260 kWh of electricity and 71,369 therms of natural gas.
What are Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments's carbon emissions?
Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments reported 786 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments?
Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments is at 901 New Jersey Avenue Northwest, in Washington, DC 20001. Its coordinates are 38.90187, -77.01287 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments and when was it built?
Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments has 174,189 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 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, “Golden Rule Apartments: Golden Rule Apartments, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/golden-rule-apartments-golden-rule-apartments-8633af4b (data as of July 9, 2026).