136 Brookline Ave

How does 136 Brookline 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. 136 Brookline Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 93 compares with an average of 71 across the 1,225 that report a score; it scores higher than 72% of them and lower than 25%. Its site EUI of 30.2 kBtu/ft² is about 55% below the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 209,443 sq ft, it is about 261% 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.

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 93 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 93 means the building performs better than about 93% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 93 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. 136 Brookline Ave's 30.2 kBtu/ft² across 209,443 sq ft works out to about 6.3 billion Btu (1,854 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,819,425 kWh of electricity and 1,176 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 136 Brookline Ave to report its energy use?

136 Brookline 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:108158:2024). 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.