The National Housing Center Corporation

How does The National Housing Center Corporation compare with other office buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 899 office buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. The National Housing Center Corporation's ENERGY STAR score of 85 compares with an average of 70 across the 774 that report a score; it scores higher than 77% of them and lower than 19%. Its site EUI of 39.9 kBtu/ft² is about 28% 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 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 37% below the group average of 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 279,791 sq ft, it is about 29% above the average floor area of 216,135 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1973 construction date is close to 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 National Housing Center Corporation's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Washington, DC disclosures for The National Housing Center Corporation, covering report years 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 91 in 2013 to 85 in 2024 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2013, at 91. Site EUI moved from 60.0 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 39.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 34% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,606 tCO₂e to 888 tCO₂e over the same span (down 45%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 85 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 85 means the building performs better than about 85% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 85 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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 National Housing Center Corporation's 39.9 kBtu/ft² across 279,791 sq ft works out to about 11.2 billion Btu (3,272 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 95.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,491,938 kWh of electricity, 26,632 therms of natural gas and 2,127 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires The National Housing Center Corporation to report its energy use?

The National Housing Center Corporation 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:PM19680:2024). 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.