132 Chestnut Hill Ave

How does 132 Chestnut Hill Ave 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. 132 Chestnut Hill Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 51 compares with an average of 71 across the 1,225 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 52.9 kBtu/ft² is about 22% below the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 58,480 sq ft, it is roughly in line with 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 132 Chestnut Hill Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 132 Chestnut Hill Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 55 in 2022 to 51 in 2024 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 55. Site EUI moved from 53.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 52.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 216 tCO₂e to 172 tCO₂e over the same span (down 20%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 51 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 51 means the building performs better than about 51% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 51 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 24 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 132 Chestnut Hill Ave's 52.9 kBtu/ft² across 58,480 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (907 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 547,137 kWh of electricity and 12,281 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 132 Chestnut Hill Ave to report its energy use?

132 Chestnut Hill Ave 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:103926:2024). 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.