Law Clinic Townhouses
College/University in Washington, DC, DC · 650 20th Street, NW · 20006
At a glance
Law Clinic Townhouses is a 28,093-square-foot college/university building at 650 20th Street, NW in Washington, DC, built in 1910. In its 2023 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 43.1 kBtu/ft² and 108 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 43.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 119.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 108 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 348,387 kWh |
| Natural gas | 226 therms |
| Water use | 116 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 28,093 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM3958530:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 43.1 kBtu/ft² | 108 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 46.3 kBtu/ft² | 110 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS
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.
Ownership
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
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Location
- Address
- 650 20th Street, NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20006
- Coordinates
- 38.89810, -77.04528
Within ~1 km
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How does Law Clinic Townhouses compare with other college/university buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 114 college/university buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 43.1 kBtu/ft² is about 44% below the average of 76.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 28,093 sq ft, it is about 92% below the average floor area of 350,614 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1910, 53 years earlier than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Law Clinic Townhouses's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Washington, DC disclosures for Law Clinic Townhouses, covering report years 2022–2023. Site EUI moved from 46.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 43.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 110 tCO₂e to 108 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).
What does a site EUI of 43.1 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Law Clinic Townhouses's 43.1 kBtu/ft² across 28,093 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (355 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 119.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 348,387 kWh of electricity, 226 therms of natural gas and 116 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Law Clinic Townhouses to report its energy use?
Law Clinic Townhouses 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 2023 disclosure (source record dc:PM3958530:2023). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Law Clinic Townhouses's energy grade?
Law Clinic Townhouses did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 43.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Law Clinic Townhouses use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 43.1 kBtu/ft² (119.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 28,093 sq ft, including 348,387 kWh of electricity and 226 therms of natural gas.
What are Law Clinic Townhouses's carbon emissions?
Law Clinic Townhouses reported 108 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Law Clinic Townhouses?
Law Clinic Townhouses is at 650 20th Street, NW, in Washington, DC 20006. Its coordinates are 38.89810, -77.04528 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Law Clinic Townhouses and when was it built?
Law Clinic Townhouses has 28,093 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1910 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is Law Clinic Townhouses covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS.
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking (Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Law Clinic Townhouses, Washington, DC — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/law-clinic-townhouses-de916e1e (data as of July 9, 2026).