Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams)
K-12 School in Washington, DC, DC · 2020 19TH STREET NW · 20009
At a glance
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams) is a 75,000-square-foot K-12 school at 2020 19TH STREET NW in Washington, DC, built in 1900. In its 2023 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 36.2 kBtu/ft² and 202 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 36.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 88.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 202 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 633,723 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,549 therms |
| Gross floor area | 75,000 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM12004435:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 36.2 kBtu/ft² | 202 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | 38 | +5 | 58.3 kBtu/ft² | 351 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 33 | -3 | 53.8 kBtu/ft² | 356 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 36 | -24 | 65.0 kBtu/ft² | 367 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 60 | 79.9 kBtu/ft² | 399 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
- 2020 19TH STREET NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20009
- Coordinates
- 38.91717, -77.04427
Within ~1 km
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How does Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams) compare with other K-12 school buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 333 K-12 school buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 36.2 kBtu/ft² is about 44% below the average of 64.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 44% below the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 75,000 sq ft, it is about 29% below the average floor area of 105,946 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 49 years earlier than the group's average year built (1949). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 Washington, DC disclosures for Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams), covering report years 2019–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 60 in 2019 to 38 in 2022 (-22 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 60. Site EUI moved from 79.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 36.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 55% decrease. Reported emissions went from 399 tCO₂e to 202 tCO₂e over the same span (down 49%).
What does a site EUI of 36.2 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. Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams)'s 36.2 kBtu/ft² across 75,000 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (796 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 88.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 633,723 kWh of electricity and 5,549 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams) to report its energy use?
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams) 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:PM12004435:2023). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams)'s energy grade?
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 36.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 36.2 kBtu/ft² (88.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 75,000 sq ft, including 633,723 kWh of electricity and 5,549 therms of natural gas.
What are Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams)'s carbon emissions?
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams) reported 202 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams)?
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams) is at 2020 19TH STREET NW, in Washington, DC 20009. Its coordinates are 38.91717, -77.04427 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams) and when was it built?
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams) has 75,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1900 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams) covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Oyster-Adams Bilingual School (Adams), Washington, DC — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/oyster-adams-bilingual-school-adams-a66e01a6 (data as of July 9, 2026).