Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC Downtown

How does Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC Downtown compare with other hotel buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 257 hotel buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC Downtown's ENERGY STAR score of 47 compares with an average of 58 across the 251 that report a score; it scores higher than 32% of them and lower than 66%. Its site EUI of 86.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 6.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 150,800 sq ft, it is about 34% below the average floor area of 227,860 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 25 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 Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC Downtown's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 10 Washington, DC disclosures for Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC Downtown, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 39 in 2015 to 47 in 2024 (+8 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 67. Site EUI moved from 104.2 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 86.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,677 tCO₂e to 1,013 tCO₂e over the same span (down 40%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 47 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 47 means the building performs better than about 47% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 47 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 28 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. Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC Downtown's 86.2 kBtu/ft² across 150,800 sq ft works out to about 13 billion Btu (3,810 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 198.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,728,335 kWh of electricity, 36,886 therms of natural gas and 8,115 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC Downtown to report its energy use?

Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC Downtown 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:PM4407205:2024). 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.