Shirley Chisholm Elementary School (Former Tyler ES)

How does Shirley Chisholm Elementary School (Former Tyler ES) compare with other K-12 school buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 333 K-12 school buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Shirley Chisholm Elementary School (Former Tyler ES)'s ENERGY STAR score of 22 compares with an average of 44 across the 304 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 76%. Its site EUI of 63.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 64.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 69,600 sq ft, it is about 34% below the average floor area of 105,946 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 11 years later than the group's average year built (1949). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².

How has Shirley Chisholm Elementary School (Former Tyler ES)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 5 Washington, DC disclosures for Shirley Chisholm Elementary School (Former Tyler ES), covering report years 2019–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 23 in 2019 to 22 in 2023 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 53. Site EUI moved from 92.0 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 63.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 31% decrease. Reported emissions went from 476 tCO₂e to 316 tCO₂e over the same span (down 33%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 22 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 22 means the building performs better than about 22% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 22 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 53 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. Shirley Chisholm Elementary School (Former Tyler ES)'s 63.9 kBtu/ft² across 69,600 sq ft works out to about 4.4 billion Btu (1,303 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 142.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 880,228 kWh of electricity and 14,188 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Shirley Chisholm Elementary School (Former Tyler ES) to report its energy use?

Shirley Chisholm Elementary School (Former Tyler ES) 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 2023 disclosure (source record dc:PM12004517:2023). 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.