Missionary Oblates Provincial Office
Office in Washington, DC, DC · 391 Michigan Avenue · 20017
At a glance
Missionary Oblates Provincial Office is a 21,975-square-foot office building at 391 Michigan Avenue in Washington, DC, built in 1916. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 26 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 50.2 kBtu/ft² and 89 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 5% of the 774 scored office buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 26 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 50.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 123.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 89 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 260,362 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,144 therms |
| Water use | 85 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 21,975 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM3969664:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 26 | +12 | 50.2 kBtu/ft² | 89 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 14 | -6 | 59.0 kBtu/ft² | 107 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 20 | 55.9 kBtu/ft² | 99 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
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Location
- Address
- 391 Michigan Avenue
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20017
- Coordinates
- 38.93020, -77.00115
Within ~1 km
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How does Missionary Oblates Provincial Office compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Missionary Oblates Provincial Office's ENERGY STAR score of 26 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 5% of them and lower than 95%. Its site EUI of 50.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 55.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 21,975 sq ft, it is about 90% below the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1916, 58 years earlier than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Missionary Oblates Provincial Office's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for Missionary Oblates Provincial Office, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 20 in 2022 to 26 in 2024 (+6 points). Site EUI moved from 55.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 50.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 99 tCO₂e to 89 tCO₂e over the same span (down 10%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 26 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 26 means the building performs better than about 26% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 26 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 49 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. Missionary Oblates Provincial Office's 50.2 kBtu/ft² across 21,975 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (323 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 123.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 260,362 kWh of electricity, 2,144 therms of natural gas and 85 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Missionary Oblates Provincial Office to report its energy use?
Missionary Oblates Provincial Office 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:PM3969664:2024). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Missionary Oblates Provincial Office's energy grade?
Missionary Oblates Provincial Office scores 26 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Missionary Oblates Provincial Office use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 50.2 kBtu/ft² (123.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 21,975 sq ft, including 260,362 kWh of electricity and 2,144 therms of natural gas.
What are Missionary Oblates Provincial Office's carbon emissions?
Missionary Oblates Provincial Office reported 89 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Missionary Oblates Provincial Office?
Missionary Oblates Provincial Office is at 391 Michigan Avenue, in Washington, DC 20017. Its coordinates are 38.93020, -77.00115 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Missionary Oblates Provincial Office and when was it built?
Missionary Oblates Provincial Office has 21,975 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1916 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Missionary Oblates Provincial Office covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 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, “Missionary Oblates Provincial Office, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/missionary-oblates-provincial-office-4eebff27 (data as of July 9, 2026).