Hyatt Place Washington DC Dtwn K St

How does Hyatt Place Washington DC Dtwn K St compare with other hotel buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 257 hotel buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Hyatt Place Washington DC Dtwn K St'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 104.0 kBtu/ft² is about 19% above the average of 87.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% above the group average of 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 93,629 sq ft, it is about 59% below the average floor area of 227,860 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1964, 10 years earlier 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 Hyatt Place Washington DC Dtwn K St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Washington, DC disclosures for Hyatt Place Washington DC Dtwn K St, covering report years 2017–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 28 in 2017 to 47 in 2024 (+19 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 75. Site EUI moved from 104.0 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 104.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 0% increase. Reported emissions went from 893 tCO₂e to 740 tCO₂e over the same span (down 17%).

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. Hyatt Place Washington DC Dtwn K St's 104.0 kBtu/ft² across 93,629 sq ft works out to about 9.7 billion Btu (2,854 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 229.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,883,806 kWh of electricity and 33,062 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Hyatt Place Washington DC Dtwn K St to report its energy use?

Hyatt Place Washington DC Dtwn K St 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:PM6275664:2024). 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.