Patriots Plaza I - 2061 (Brightly)

How does Patriots Plaza I - 2061 (Brightly) compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Patriots Plaza I - 2061 (Brightly)'s ENERGY STAR score of 85 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 77% of them and lower than 19%. Its site EUI of 43.7 kBtu/ft² is about 21% below the average of 55.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% below the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 294,130 sq ft, it is about 36% above the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2005, 31 years later than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².

How has Patriots Plaza I - 2061 (Brightly)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Washington, DC disclosures for Patriots Plaza I - 2061 (Brightly), covering report years 2014–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2014 to 85 in 2024 (+7 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 85. Site EUI moved from 59.5 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 43.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 27% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,344 tCO₂e to 1,127 tCO₂e over the same span (down 52%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 85 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 85 means the building performs better than about 85% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 85 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Patriots Plaza I - 2061 (Brightly)'s 43.7 kBtu/ft² across 294,130 sq ft works out to about 12.9 billion Btu (3,767 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 122.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,762,852 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 2,098 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Patriots Plaza I - 2061 (Brightly) to report its energy use?

Patriots Plaza I - 2061 (Brightly) 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:PM3028867:2024). 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.