Hampton Inn DC Navy Yard

How does Hampton Inn DC Navy Yard compare with other hotel buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 257 hotel buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Hampton Inn DC Navy Yard's ENERGY STAR score of 72 compares with an average of 58 across the 251 that report a score; it scores higher than 66% of them and lower than 32%. Its site EUI of 72.4 kBtu/ft² is about 17% 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 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% below the group average of 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 96,768 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 227,860 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2014, 40 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 Hampton Inn DC Navy Yard's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Washington, DC disclosures for Hampton Inn DC Navy Yard, covering report years 2016–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 80 in 2016 to 72 in 2024 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 94. Site EUI moved from 60.6 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 72.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 19% increase. Reported emissions went from 670 tCO₂e to 515 tCO₂e over the same span (down 23%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 72 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 72 means the building performs better than about 72% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 72 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 3 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. Hampton Inn DC Navy Yard's 72.4 kBtu/ft² across 96,768 sq ft works out to about 7 billion Btu (2,053 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 150.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,207,426 kWh of electricity, 28,872 therms of natural gas and 5,540 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Hampton Inn DC Navy Yard to report its energy use?

Hampton Inn DC Navy Yard 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:PM5932679:2024). 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.