1245 Centre St

How does 1245 Centre St compare with other office buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 467 office buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. 1245 Centre St's ENERGY STAR score of 89 compares with an average of 71 across the 356 that report a score; it scores higher than 80% of them and lower than 18%. Its site EUI of 51.6 kBtu/ft² is about 16% below the average of 61.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 52,155 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 191,803 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 1245 Centre St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 1245 Centre St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 97 in 2022 to 89 in 2024 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 97. Site EUI moved from 54.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 51.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 184 tCO₂e to 146 tCO₂e over the same span (down 21%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 89 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 89 means the building performs better than about 89% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 89 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 Boston, 52% 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. 1245 Centre St's 51.6 kBtu/ft² across 52,155 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (789 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 250,920 kWh of electricity and 18,337 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 1245 Centre St to report its energy use?

1245 Centre St 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:101425:2024). 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.