Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
Office in Washington, DC, DC · 800 8th Street NW · 20001
At a glance
Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life is a 34,196-square-foot office building at 800 8th Street NW in Washington, DC, built in 2001. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 18 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 59.8 kBtu/ft² and 179 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 3% of the 774 scored office buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 18 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 59.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 167.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 179 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 599,395 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 202 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 34,196 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM19123090:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 18 | +7 | 59.8 kBtu/ft² | 179 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 11 | 67.5 kBtu/ft² | 184 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | 203 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
HILLEL: THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE
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Location
- Address
- 800 8th Street NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20001
- Coordinates
- 38.90006, -77.02321
Within ~1 km
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How does Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life's ENERGY STAR score of 18 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 3% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 59.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 55.6 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 34,196 sq ft, it is about 84% below the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 27 years later than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 11 in 2023 to 18 in 2024 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 67.5 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 59.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 203 tCO₂e to 179 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 18 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 18 means the building performs better than about 18% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 18 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 57 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. Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life's 59.8 kBtu/ft² across 34,196 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (599 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 167.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 599,395 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 202 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life to report its energy use?
Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life 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:PM19123090:2024). 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 Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life's energy grade?
Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life scores 18 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 59.8 kBtu/ft² (167.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 34,196 sq ft, including 599,395 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life's carbon emissions?
Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life reported 179 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life?
Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life is at 800 8th Street NW, in Washington, DC 20001. Its coordinates are 38.90006, -77.02321 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life and when was it built?
Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life has 34,196 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2001 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life 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, “Hillel; The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/hillel-the-foundation-for-jewish-campus-life-b5916621 (data as of July 9, 2026).