Thompson-Markward Hall

How does Thompson-Markward Hall compare with other residence hall/dormitory buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 64 residence hall/dormitory buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Thompson-Markward Hall's ENERGY STAR score of 77 compares with an average of 72 across the 53 that report a score; it scores higher than 51% of them and lower than 45%. Its site EUI of 70.2 kBtu/ft² is about 15% above the average of 60.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 47,449 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 103,251 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1932, 30 years earlier than the group's average year built (1962). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 702 residence hall/dormitory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 70.7 kBtu/ft².

How has Thompson-Markward Hall's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Washington, DC disclosures for Thompson-Markward Hall, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 83 in 2022 to 77 in 2024 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 83. Site EUI moved from 60.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 70.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 16% increase. Reported emissions went from 192 tCO₂e to 218 tCO₂e over the same span (up 14%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 77 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 77 means the building performs better than about 77% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 77 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. Thompson-Markward Hall's 70.2 kBtu/ft² across 47,449 sq ft works out to about 3.3 billion Btu (976 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 117.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 347,185 kWh of electricity, 21,445 therms of natural gas and 1,760 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Thompson-Markward Hall to report its energy use?

Thompson-Markward Hall 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:PM20019221:2024). 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.