HLT Washington DC Capitol Hill-SV

How does HLT Washington DC Capitol Hill-SV compare with other hotel buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 257 hotel buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. HLT Washington DC Capitol Hill-SV's ENERGY STAR score of 40 compares with an average of 58 across the 251 that report a score; it scores higher than 24% of them and lower than 76%. Its site EUI of 88.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 87.6 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 6.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 275,396 sq ft, it is about 21% above the average floor area of 227,860 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1984, 10 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 HLT Washington DC Capitol Hill-SV's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 Washington, DC disclosures for HLT Washington DC Capitol Hill-SV, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 35 in 2018 to 40 in 2024 (+5 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 76. Site EUI moved from 92.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 88.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,113 tCO₂e to 1,860 tCO₂e over the same span (down 12%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 40 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 40 means the building performs better than about 40% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 40 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 35 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. HLT Washington DC Capitol Hill-SV's 88.0 kBtu/ft² across 275,396 sq ft works out to about 24.2 billion Btu (7,103 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 197.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,850,017 kWh of electricity, 76,755 therms of natural gas and 20,264 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires HLT Washington DC Capitol Hill-SV to report its energy use?

HLT Washington DC Capitol Hill-SV 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:PM17396037:2024). 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.