Yotel Washington DC-SV

How does Yotel Washington DC-SV compare with other hotel buildings in Washington, DC?

The latest disclosures cover 257 hotel buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. Yotel Washington DC-SV's ENERGY STAR score of 85 compares with an average of 58 across the 251 that report a score; it scores higher than 82% of them and lower than 18%. Its site EUI of 78.2 kBtu/ft² is about 11% below 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 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 22% below the group average of 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 259,770 sq ft, it is about 14% above the average floor area of 227,860 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1969, 5 years earlier 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 Yotel Washington DC-SV's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Washington, DC disclosures for Yotel Washington DC-SV, covering report years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 32 in 2013 to 85 in 2024 (+53 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 99. Site EUI moved from 161.6 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 78.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 52% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,400 tCO₂e to 1,394 tCO₂e over the same span (down 42%).

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. Yotel Washington DC-SV's 78.2 kBtu/ft² across 259,770 sq ft works out to about 20.3 billion Btu (5,953 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 143.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,664,975 kWh of electricity, 112,154 therms of natural gas and 4,229 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Yotel Washington DC-SV to report its energy use?

Yotel Washington DC-SV 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:PM3830279:2024). 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.