1293-1317 Washington St

How does 1293-1317 Washington St compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 2,174 multifamily housing buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. 1293-1317 Washington St's ENERGY STAR score of 88 compares with an average of 71 across the 1,225 that report a score; it scores higher than 62% of them and lower than 36%. Its site EUI of 50.2 kBtu/ft² is about 26% below the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 268,250 sq ft, it is about 362% above the average floor area of 58,087 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has 1293-1317 Washington St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 1293-1317 Washington St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 95 in 2023 to 88 in 2024 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 95. Site EUI moved from 45.2 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 50.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 11% increase. Reported emissions went from 684 tCO₂e to 741 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 88 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 88 means the building performs better than about 88% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 88 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. 1293-1317 Washington St's 50.2 kBtu/ft² across 268,250 sq ft works out to about 13.5 billion Btu (3,947 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,972,931 kWh of electricity and 67,234 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 1293-1317 Washington St to report its energy use?

1293-1317 Washington 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:106754:2024). 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.