JETU 851 20TH ST NE

How does JETU 851 20TH ST NE compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 1,799 multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. JETU 851 20TH ST NE's ENERGY STAR score of 52 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 20% of them and lower than 79%. Its site EUI of 75.6 kBtu/ft² is about 48% above the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 28,120 sq ft, it is about 79% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has JETU 851 20TH ST NE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for JETU 851 20TH ST NE, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 27 in 2022 to 52 in 2024 (+25 points). Site EUI moved from 100.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 75.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 25% decrease. Reported emissions went from 171 tCO₂e to 133 tCO₂e over the same span (down 22%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 52 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 52 means the building performs better than about 52% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 52 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 23 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. JETU 851 20TH ST NE's 75.6 kBtu/ft² across 28,120 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (623 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 115.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 170,537 kWh of electricity, 15,443 therms of natural gas and 540 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires JETU 851 20TH ST NE to report its energy use?

JETU 851 20TH ST NE 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:PM19915877:2024). 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.