Lutheran Church of the Reformation (212)

How does Lutheran Church of the Reformation (212) compare with other worship facility buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 88 worship facility buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Lutheran Church of the Reformation (212)'s ENERGY STAR score of 59 compares with an average of 43 across the 72 that report a score; it scores higher than 71% of them and lower than 26%. Its site EUI of 39.8 kBtu/ft² is about 23% below the average of 51.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 32% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 27,870 sq ft, it is about 43% below the average floor area of 49,290 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1880, 54 years earlier than the group's average year built (1934). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².

How has Lutheran Church of the Reformation (212)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for Lutheran Church of the Reformation (212), covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 60 in 2022 to 59 in 2024 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 60. Site EUI moved from 41.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 39.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 69 tCO₂e to 68 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 59 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 59 means the building performs better than about 59% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 59 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 16 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. Lutheran Church of the Reformation (212)'s 39.8 kBtu/ft² across 27,870 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (325 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 63.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 101,326 kWh of electricity, 7,135 therms of natural gas and 645 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Lutheran Church of the Reformation (212) to report its energy use?

Lutheran Church of the Reformation (212) 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:PM19428701:2024). 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.