Old Congress Heights Campus
College/University in Washington, DC, DC · 3100 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE · 20032
At a glance
Old Congress Heights Campus is a 70,481-square-foot college/university building at 3100 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE in Washington, DC, built in 1908. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 47.6 kBtu/ft² and 249 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 47.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 100.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 249 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 595,685 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,228 therms |
| Water use | 515 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 70,481 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM6225393:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 47.6 kBtu/ft² | 249 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 42.1 kBtu/ft² | 223 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 45.9 kBtu/ft² | 239 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 48.2 kBtu/ft² | 252 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 54.7 kBtu/ft² | 281 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
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Location
- Address
- 3100 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20032
- Coordinates
- 38.84350, -76.99814
Within ~1 km
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How does Old Congress Heights Campus compare with other college/university buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 114 college/university buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 47.6 kBtu/ft² is about 38% below the average of 76.9 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 about half of the group average of 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 70,481 sq ft, it is about 80% below the average floor area of 350,614 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1908, 55 years earlier than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Old Congress Heights Campus's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 Washington, DC disclosures for Old Congress Heights Campus, covering report years 2020–2024. Site EUI moved from 54.7 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 47.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 281 tCO₂e to 249 tCO₂e over the same span (down 12%).
What does a site EUI of 47.6 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Old Congress Heights Campus's 47.6 kBtu/ft² across 70,481 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (983 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 100.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 595,685 kWh of electricity, 13,228 therms of natural gas and 515 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Old Congress Heights Campus to report its energy use?
Old Congress Heights Campus 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:PM6225393:2024). 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 Old Congress Heights Campus's energy grade?
Old Congress Heights Campus did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 47.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Old Congress Heights Campus use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 47.6 kBtu/ft² (100.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 70,481 sq ft, including 595,685 kWh of electricity and 13,228 therms of natural gas.
What are Old Congress Heights Campus's carbon emissions?
Old Congress Heights Campus reported 249 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Old Congress Heights Campus?
Old Congress Heights Campus is at 3100 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, in Washington, DC 20032. Its coordinates are 38.84350, -76.99814 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Old Congress Heights Campus and when was it built?
Old Congress Heights Campus has 70,481 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1908 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is Old Congress Heights Campus 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, “Old Congress Heights Campus, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/old-congress-heights-campus-b43ed30e (data as of July 9, 2026).