The Heritage Foundation 214 Building
Office in Washington, DC, DC · 214 Massachusets Ave, NE · 20002
At a glance
The Heritage Foundation 214 Building is a 80,480-square-foot office building at 214 Massachusets Ave, NE in Washington, DC, built in 2015. In its 2023 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 41.7 kBtu/ft² and 302 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 41.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 116.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 302 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 983,226 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 582 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 80,480 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM3636920:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 41.7 kBtu/ft² | 302 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 43.4 kBtu/ft² | 304 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | 75 | -13 | 48.8 kBtu/ft² | 365 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 88 | +16 | 47.6 kBtu/ft² | 355 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 72 | +11 | 64.1 kBtu/ft² | 478 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 61 | -5 | 74.8 kBtu/ft² | 558 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 66 | -5 | 75.1 kBtu/ft² | 633 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 71 | -4 | 71.9 kBtu/ft² | 626 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 75 | +6 | 67.9 kBtu/ft² | 690 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 69 | +6 | 73.2 kBtu/ft² | 745 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 63 | 78.9 kBtu/ft² | 759 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
THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
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Location
- Address
- 214 Massachusets Ave, NE
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20002
- Coordinates
- 38.89517, -77.00269
Within ~1 km
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How does The Heritage Foundation 214 Building compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 41.7 kBtu/ft² is about 25% 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 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% below the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 80,480 sq ft, it is about 63% below the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2015, 41 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 The Heritage Foundation 214 Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 11 Washington, DC disclosures for The Heritage Foundation 214 Building, covering report years 2013–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 63 in 2013 to 75 in 2021 (+12 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 88. Site EUI moved from 78.9 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 41.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 47% decrease. Reported emissions went from 759 tCO₂e to 302 tCO₂e over the same span (down 60%).
What does a site EUI of 41.7 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. The Heritage Foundation 214 Building's 41.7 kBtu/ft² across 80,480 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (984 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 116.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 983,226 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 582 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires The Heritage Foundation 214 Building to report its energy use?
The Heritage Foundation 214 Building 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:PM3636920:2023). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Heritage Foundation 214 Building's energy grade?
The Heritage Foundation 214 Building did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 41.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Heritage Foundation 214 Building use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 41.7 kBtu/ft² (116.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 80,480 sq ft, including 983,226 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are The Heritage Foundation 214 Building's carbon emissions?
The Heritage Foundation 214 Building reported 302 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is The Heritage Foundation 214 Building?
The Heritage Foundation 214 Building is at 214 Massachusets Ave, NE, in Washington, DC 20002. Its coordinates are 38.89517, -77.00269 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The Heritage Foundation 214 Building and when was it built?
The Heritage Foundation 214 Building has 80,480 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2015 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is The Heritage Foundation 214 Building covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “The Heritage Foundation 214 Building, Washington, DC — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/the-heritage-foundation-214-building-7cc843b5 (data as of July 9, 2026).