Parts Authority - 6335 Chillum Pl NW

How does Parts Authority - 6335 Chillum Pl NW compare with other distribution center buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 16 distribution center buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Parts Authority - 6335 Chillum Pl NW's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 51 across the 12 that report a score; it scores higher than 75% of them and lower than 17%. Its site EUI of 33.0 kBtu/ft² is about 19% below the average of 40.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% below the group average of 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 42,074 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 126,941 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 13 years earlier than the group's average year built (1976). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,082 distribution center buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 24.2 kBtu/ft².

How has Parts Authority - 6335 Chillum Pl NW's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for Parts Authority - 6335 Chillum Pl NW, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 70 in 2022 to 74 in 2024 (+4 points). Site EUI moved from 35.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 33.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 102 tCO₂e to 93 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 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. Parts Authority - 6335 Chillum Pl NW's 33.0 kBtu/ft² across 42,074 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (407 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 162,672 kWh of electricity, 8,314 therms of natural gas and 167 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Parts Authority - 6335 Chillum Pl NW to report its energy use?

Parts Authority - 6335 Chillum Pl NW 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:PM20041222:2024). 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.