Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill

How does Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill compare with other hotel buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 257 hotel buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill's ENERGY STAR score of 41 compares with an average of 58 across the 251 that report a score; it scores higher than 24% of them and lower than 75%. Its site EUI of 86.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 87.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% above the group average of 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 275,396 sq ft, it is about 21% above the average floor area of 227,860 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1984, 10 years later than the group's average year built (1974). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill, covering report years 2012–2017. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 55 in 2012 to 41 in 2017 (-14 points); its best year on file was 2012, at 55. Site EUI moved from 84.6 kBtu/ft² (2012) to 86.1 kBtu/ft² (2017), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 2,285 tCO₂e to 2,260 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 41 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 41 means the building performs better than about 41% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 41 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 34 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. Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill's 86.1 kBtu/ft² across 275,396 sq ft works out to about 23.7 billion Btu (6,949 MWh-equivalent) in 2017. Its source EUI of 221.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 5,068,983 kWh of electricity, 64,201 therms of natural gas and 22,355 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill to report its energy use?

Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill 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 2017 disclosure (source record dc:PM3680559:2017). 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.