PAC - Payden Academic Center
College/University in Washington, DC, DC · 125 Michigan Ave. NE · 20017
At a glance
PAC - Payden Academic Center is a 80,000-square-foot college/university building at 125 Michigan Ave. NE in Washington, DC, built in 1964. In its 2017 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 105.9 kBtu/ft² and 692 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2017
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 105.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 220.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 692 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,227,705 kWh |
| Natural gas | 42,824 therms |
| Water use | 136 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 80,000 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM6279674:2017 |
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
TRINITY COLLEGE
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Location
- Address
- 125 Michigan Ave. NE
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20017
- Coordinates
- 38.92832, -77.00220
Within ~1 km
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How does PAC - Payden Academic Center 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 105.9 kBtu/ft² is about 38% above the average of 76.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% above the group average of 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 80,000 sq ft, it is about 77% below the average floor area of 350,614 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1964 construction date is close to 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.
What does a site EUI of 105.9 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. PAC - Payden Academic Center's 105.9 kBtu/ft² across 80,000 sq ft works out to about 8.5 billion Btu (2,483 MWh-equivalent) in 2017. Its source EUI of 220.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,227,705 kWh of electricity, 42,824 therms of natural gas and 136 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires PAC - Payden Academic Center to report its energy use?
PAC - Payden Academic Center 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 2017 disclosure (source record dc:PM6279674:2017). 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 PAC - Payden Academic Center's energy grade?
PAC - Payden Academic Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2017 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 105.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does PAC - Payden Academic Center use?
Its 2017 site energy-use intensity was 105.9 kBtu/ft² (220.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 80,000 sq ft, including 1,227,705 kWh of electricity and 42,824 therms of natural gas.
What are PAC - Payden Academic Center's carbon emissions?
PAC - Payden Academic Center reported 692 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2017.
Where is PAC - Payden Academic Center?
PAC - Payden Academic Center is at 125 Michigan Ave. NE, in Washington, DC 20017. Its coordinates are 38.92832, -77.00220 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is PAC - Payden Academic Center and when was it built?
PAC - Payden Academic Center has 80,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2017 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1964 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is PAC - Payden Academic Center covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2017 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, “PAC - Payden Academic Center, Washington, DC — 2017 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/pac-payden-academic-center-a9d2abbb (data as of July 9, 2026).