Matthews Memorial Terrace LP

How does Matthews Memorial Terrace LP 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. Matthews Memorial Terrace LP's ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 38% of them and lower than 60%. Its site EUI of 39.3 kBtu/ft² is about 23% below the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 96,030 sq ft, it is about 30% below the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2011, 46 years later than the group's average year built (1965). 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 Matthews Memorial Terrace LP's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Washington, DC disclosures for Matthews Memorial Terrace LP, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 84 in 2016 to 71 in 2023 (-13 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 91. Site EUI moved from 36.4 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 39.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 8% increase. Reported emissions went from 332 tCO₂e to 339 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 71 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 71 means the building performs better than about 71% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 71 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 4 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. Matthews Memorial Terrace LP's 39.3 kBtu/ft² across 96,030 sq ft works out to about 3.8 billion Btu (1,106 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 109.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,101,844 kWh of electricity, 127 therms of natural gas and 2,955 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Matthews Memorial Terrace LP to report its energy use?

Matthews Memorial Terrace LP 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:PM5866334:2023). 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.