1 Franklin Park Rd
Zoo in Boston, MA · 2124.
At a glance
1 Franklin Park Rd is a 73,450-square-foot zoo building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 271.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,083 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 271.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,083 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,677,586 kWh |
| Natural gas | 142,465 therms |
| Gross floor area | 73,450 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:106811:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 271.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,083 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 326.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,317 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 341.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,495 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
BERDO 2.0
BERDO 2.0 sets emissions standards for buildings of 20,000+ sq ft or 15+ units, starting in 2025 or 2030 depending on building size, with an alternative-compliance payment of $234 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit.
Ownership
CITY OF BOSTON
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Location
- Address
- 1 Franklin Park Rd
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2124.
Within ~1 km
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How does 1 Franklin Park Rd compare with other buildings in Boston?
The latest disclosures cover 6,305 benchmarked buildings in Boston. Its site EUI of 271.9 kBtu/ft² is about 256% above the average of 76.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 73,450 sq ft, it is about 28% below the average floor area of 102,357 sq ft for those buildings.
How has 1 Franklin Park Rd's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 1 Franklin Park Rd, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 341.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 271.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 20% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,495 tCO₂e to 1,083 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).
What does a site EUI of 271.9 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 1 Franklin Park Rd's 271.9 kBtu/ft² across 73,450 sq ft works out to about 20 billion Btu (5,853 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,677,586 kWh of electricity and 142,465 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1 Franklin Park Rd to report its energy use?
1 Franklin Park Rd reports under BERDO 2.0, the legal basis of Boston's Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record boston:106811:2024). BERDO 2.0 sets emissions standards for buildings of 20,000+ sq ft or 15+ units, starting in 2025 or 2030 depending on building size, with an alternative-compliance payment of $234 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1 Franklin Park Rd's energy grade?
1 Franklin Park Rd did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 271.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1 Franklin Park Rd use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 271.9 kBtu/ft² across 73,450 sq ft, including 1,677,586 kWh of electricity and 142,465 therms of natural gas.
What are 1 Franklin Park Rd's carbon emissions?
1 Franklin Park Rd reported 1,083 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1 Franklin Park Rd?
1 Franklin Park Rd is in Boston, Massachusetts 2124.
How big is 1 Franklin Park Rd and when was it built?
1 Franklin Park Rd has 73,450 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as zoo.
Is 1 Franklin Park Rd covered by BERDO 2.0?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under BERDO 2.0.
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About this data
Source: Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO 2.0), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/1-franklin-park-rd-fc6a820a (data as of July 9, 2026).