Hotel Monaco Recognized for Energy Efficiency

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Kudos to Hotel Monaco (700 F Street), designated a showcase project in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Challenge. The Challenge is a national initiative to make commercial and industrial buildings 20% more energy efficient by 2020 and accelerate private sector investment in energy efficiency.

The historic hotel building underwent $1.8 million in energy efficiency upgrades, leading to annual energy savings of 21 percent and annual cost savings approaching 40 percent.

Built nearly 175 years ago and designed as a post office, the building has plenty of history—not to mention award-winning dining at Poste Moderne Brasserie, a French-inspired restaurant with an outdoor kitchen and a chef’s garden. The former Tariff Building was designed by Robert Mills, the architect who designed the Washington Monument, and Thomas Walter, who designed the Capitol Dome.

In 2000, the General Services Administration leased Hotel Monaco, a 183-room (and 17 luxury suite) Kimpton Hotel. After renovations, the hotel opened two years later and made Conde Nast Traveler’s 80 best new hotels in the world in 2003.

The DowntownDC BID accepted DOE’s Better Buildings Challenge in partnership with the District of Columbia government nearly two years ago. The goal? To help reduce energy consumption across the DowntownDC ecoDistrict, where Hotel Monaco is located.

As part of the BBC, the BID hosted two Building Energy Summits, in 2012 and 2013. Another is planned for next spring. The summits provide businesses with the information and resources they need to help make the 2020 goal a reality.