Washington DC Building Energy Performance Standards Disclosure

This dataset discloses the performance of buildings relative to the District of Columbia's Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS). It is based on calendar year 2019 benchmarking data provided by building owners and published by the DC Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE). The data helps building owners understand their distance from the energy performance standards.

Use Cases

• Analyze a building's ENERGY STAR score relative to the local median by property type to assess compliance with BEPS.
• Identify buildings designated as 'Under Review' for further evaluation of their 2019 benchmarking data.
• Estimate the performance requirement and distance from the BEPS threshold for individual properties.

Strengths

• Data is published by the authoritative DC Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) as part of a legal mandate.
• Includes a specific comparison of building performance against legislated energy standards (BEPS).
• Based on calendar year 2019 benchmarking data, providing a consistent temporal snapshot.

Limitations

• Core data is from 2019, which may not reflect current building energy performance or retrofits.
• Some records are marked 'Under Review', indicating potential data quality issues or pending corrections.
• The dataset's completeness depends on owner-submitted benchmarking data, which may have reporting gaps.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE).

Collection Method

Compiled from calendar year 2019 building energy benchmarking data submitted by property owners.

Time Range

Calendar year 2019.

Freshness

Dataset metadata was last updated in March 2026, but the underlying performance data is from 2019.

Geography

Washington, District of Columbia, USA.