Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel
Hotel in Washington, DC, DC · 1143 New hampshire Avenue · 20037
At a glance
Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel is a 190,200-square-foot hotel at 1143 New hampshire Avenue in Washington, DC, built in 1980. In its 2015 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 27 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 123.1 kBtu/ft² and 2,334 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 14% of the 251 scored hotel buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2015
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 27 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 123.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 277.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,334 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 12.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,955,288 kWh |
| Natural gas | 99,273 therms |
| Water use | 10,924 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 190,200 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM4000039:2015 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015latest | 27 | -53 | 123.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,334 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 80 | 84.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,350 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
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Location
- Address
- 1143 New hampshire Avenue
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20037
- Coordinates
- 38.90474, -77.04756
Within ~1 km
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How does Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel compare with other hotel buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 257 hotel buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel's ENERGY STAR score of 27 compares with an average of 58 across the 251 that report a score; it scores higher than 14% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 123.1 kBtu/ft² is about 41% above the average of 87.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 12.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 78% above the group average of 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 190,200 sq ft, it is about 17% below the average floor area of 227,860 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 6 years later than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Washington, DC disclosures for Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel, covering report years 2013, 2015. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 80 in 2013 to 27 in 2015 (-53 points); its best year on file was 2013, at 80. Site EUI moved from 84.6 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 123.1 kBtu/ft² (2015), an 46% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,350 tCO₂e to 2,334 tCO₂e over the same span (up 73%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 27 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 27 means the building performs better than about 27% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 27 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 48 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. Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel's 123.1 kBtu/ft² across 190,200 sq ft works out to about 23.4 billion Btu (6,862 MWh-equivalent) in 2015. Its source EUI of 277.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,955,288 kWh of electricity, 99,273 therms of natural gas and 10,924 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel to report its energy use?
Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel 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 2015 disclosure (source record dc:PM4000039:2015). 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 Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel's energy grade?
Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel scores 27 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2015 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel use?
Its 2015 site energy-use intensity was 123.1 kBtu/ft² (277.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 190,200 sq ft, including 3,955,288 kWh of electricity and 99,273 therms of natural gas.
What are Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel's carbon emissions?
Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel reported 2,334 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (12.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2015.
Where is Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel?
Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel is at 1143 New hampshire Avenue, in Washington, DC 20037. Its coordinates are 38.90474, -77.04756 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel and when was it built?
Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel has 190,200 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2015 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2015 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, “Renaissance Washington Dupont Circle Hotel, Washington, DC — 2015 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/renaissance-washington-dupont-circle-hotel-3f519f93 (data as of July 9, 2026).