The Lansburgh Condos (ln194) (ln173)

How does The Lansburgh Condos (ln194) (ln173) 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. The Lansburgh Condos (ln194) (ln173)'s ENERGY STAR score of 11 compares with an average of 72 across the 1,618 that report a score; it scores higher than 3% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft² is about 15% 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 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 18% above the group average of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 462,836 sq ft, it is about 239% above the average floor area of 136,346 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1991, 26 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 The Lansburgh Condos (ln194) (ln173)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 Washington, DC disclosures for The Lansburgh Condos (ln194) (ln173), covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 5 in 2018 to 11 in 2024 (+6 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 15. Site EUI moved from 67.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 59.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,843 tCO₂e to 2,070 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 11 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 11 means the building performs better than about 11% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 11 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 64 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. The Lansburgh Condos (ln194) (ln173)'s 59.0 kBtu/ft² across 462,836 sq ft works out to about 27.3 billion Btu (8,003 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 150.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 6,844,138 kWh of electricity, 39,478 therms of natural gas and 20,339 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires The Lansburgh Condos (ln194) (ln173) to report its energy use?

The Lansburgh Condos (ln194) (ln173) 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:PM4320239:2024). 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.