Energy Benchmark Results - District of Columbia Public Buildings - FY 2009

The District launched the annual benchmarking of its public buildings with FY 2009 following an FY 2008 pilot phase. In all 194 public buildings were benchmarked. Benchmark results for FY2009 show that overall, public buildings in the District of Columbia perform below average compared to similar buildings nationwide. Libraries and office buildings perform at just below the national average, while District police stations use 2.5 times more energy than their counterparts nationwide. The District’s recreation buildings and community centers also use approximately 2.5 times more energy than similar facilities nationwide. District fire stations use about 60% more energy than average. Data from the District’s schools remains incomplete.  However, initial benchmark results show a public schools building portfolio that is in the 29th percentile among schools nationwide for energy performance.