Residences on the Avenue (rs288) (rs290)

How does Residences on the Avenue (rs288) (rs290) compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 1,799 multifamily housing buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Residences on the Avenue (rs288) (rs290)'s ENERGY STAR score of 44 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 14% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 66.0 kBtu/ft² is about 29% above the average of 51.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 47% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 396,876 sq ft, it is about 191% above the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2012, 47 years later than the group's average year built (1965). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has Residences on the Avenue (rs288) (rs290)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Washington, DC disclosures for Residences on the Avenue (rs288) (rs290), covering report years 2014–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 91 in 2014 to 44 in 2024 (-47 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 95. Site EUI moved from 52.6 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 66.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 25% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,977 tCO₂e to 2,214 tCO₂e over the same span (up 12%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 44 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 44 means the building performs better than about 44% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 44 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 31 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. Residences on the Avenue (rs288) (rs290)'s 66.0 kBtu/ft² across 396,876 sq ft works out to about 26.2 billion Btu (7,677 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 174.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 6,964,842 kWh of electricity, 24,175 therms of natural gas and 18,519 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Residences on the Avenue (rs288) (rs290) to report its energy use?

Residences on the Avenue (rs288) (rs290) 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:PM4019461:2024). 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.