Rita Bright Community Center
Community Center and Social Meeting Hall in Washington, DC, DC · 2500 14th Street NW · 20009
At a glance
Rita Bright Community Center is a 16,768-square-foot community center and social meeting hall at 2500 14th Street NW in Washington, DC, built in 1982. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 46.3 kBtu/ft² and 62 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 46.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 129.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 62 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 227,637 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 16,768 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM12004369:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 46.3 kBtu/ft² | 62 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 38.1 kBtu/ft² | 51 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 41.1 kBtu/ft² | 61 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 33.7 kBtu/ft² | 53 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 29.1 kBtu/ft² | 47 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 45.6 kBtu/ft² | 73 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
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Location
- Address
- 2500 14th Street NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20009
- Coordinates
- 38.92200, -77.03236
Within ~1 km
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How does Rita Bright Community Center compare with other community center and social meeting hall buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 16 community center and social meeting hall buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 46.3 kBtu/ft² is about 44% below the average of 82.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 36% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 16,768 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 35,907 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1982, 13 years later than the group's average year built (1969).
How has Rita Bright Community Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for Rita Bright Community Center, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 45.6 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 46.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 73 tCO₂e to 62 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).
What does a site EUI of 46.3 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. Rita Bright Community Center's 46.3 kBtu/ft² across 16,768 sq ft works out to about 0.8 billion Btu (228 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 129.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 227,637 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Rita Bright Community Center to report its energy use?
Rita Bright Community 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 2024 disclosure (source record dc:PM12004369:2024). 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.
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- Hattie Holmes Senior Wellness Center· 12,691 sq ft · EUI 90.0 kBtu/ft²
- Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center· 12,056 sq ft · EUI 74.8 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Rita Bright Community Center's energy grade?
Rita Bright Community Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 46.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Rita Bright Community Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 46.3 kBtu/ft² (129.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 16,768 sq ft, including 227,637 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are Rita Bright Community Center's carbon emissions?
Rita Bright Community Center reported 62 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Rita Bright Community Center?
Rita Bright Community Center is at 2500 14th Street NW, in Washington, DC 20009. Its coordinates are 38.92200, -77.03236 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Rita Bright Community Center and when was it built?
Rita Bright Community Center has 16,768 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1982 as its year built. It is classed as community center and social meeting hall.
Is Rita Bright Community Center covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 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, “Rita Bright Community Center, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/rita-bright-community-center-fe50a020 (data as of July 9, 2026).