Modern on M - Classic I and II (vw03)

How does Modern on M - Classic I and II (vw03) 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. Modern on M - Classic I and II (vw03)'s ENERGY STAR score of 47 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 17% of them and lower than 83%. Its site EUI of 72.0 kBtu/ft² is about 41% above the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 25% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 218,387 sq ft, it is about 60% above the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 44 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 Modern on M - Classic I and II (vw03)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 Washington, DC disclosures for Modern on M - Classic I and II (vw03), covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 7 in 2018 to 47 in 2024 (+40 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 58. Site EUI moved from 96.7 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 72.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 26% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,566 tCO₂e to 1,041 tCO₂e over the same span (down 34%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 47 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 47 means the building performs better than about 47% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 47 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 28 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. Modern on M - Classic I and II (vw03)'s 72.0 kBtu/ft² across 218,387 sq ft works out to about 15.7 billion Btu (4,608 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 123.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,740,474 kWh of electricity, 97,773 therms of natural gas and 11,469 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Modern on M - Classic I and II (vw03) to report its energy use?

Modern on M - Classic I and II (vw03) 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:PM15229471:2024). 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.