Meridian on Mass Avenue LLC

How does Meridian on Mass Avenue LLC 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. Meridian on Mass Avenue LLC's ENERGY STAR score of 86 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 61% of them and lower than 37%. Its site EUI of 49.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 407,710 sq ft, it is about 199% above the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2003, 38 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 Meridian on Mass Avenue LLC's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Washington, DC disclosures for Meridian on Mass Avenue LLC, covering report years 2014–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 94 in 2014 to 86 in 2024 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 100. Site EUI moved from 51.0 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 49.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,856 tCO₂e to 1,505 tCO₂e over the same span (down 19%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 86 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 86 means the building performs better than about 86% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 86 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Meridian on Mass Avenue LLC's 49.8 kBtu/ft² across 407,710 sq ft works out to about 20.3 billion Btu (5,951 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 105.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,614,153 kWh of electricity, 79,640 therms of natural gas and 11,107 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Meridian on Mass Avenue LLC to report its energy use?

Meridian on Mass Avenue LLC 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:PM3989980:2024). 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.