Homewood Suites DC Convention Center

How does Homewood Suites DC Convention Center compare with other hotel buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 257 hotel buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Homewood Suites DC Convention Center's ENERGY STAR score of 64 compares with an average of 58 across the 251 that report a score; it scores higher than 52% of them and lower than 45%. Its site EUI of 79.2 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 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 15% below the group average of 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 107,469 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 227,860 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2016, 42 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 Homewood Suites DC Convention Center's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 Washington, DC disclosures for Homewood Suites DC Convention Center, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 63 in 2018 to 64 in 2024 (+1 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 82. Site EUI moved from 82.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 79.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 695 tCO₂e to 634 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 64 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 64 means the building performs better than about 64% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 64 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 11 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. Homewood Suites DC Convention Center's 79.2 kBtu/ft² across 107,469 sq ft works out to about 8.5 billion Btu (2,494 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 168.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,533,981 kWh of electricity, 32,793 therms of natural gas and 5,681 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Homewood Suites DC Convention Center to report its energy use?

Homewood Suites DC Convention Center 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:PM6769548:2024). 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.