154 Berkeley St

How does 154 Berkeley St compare with other hotel buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 66 hotel buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. 154 Berkeley St's ENERGY STAR score of 77 compares with an average of 58 across the 65 that report a score; it scores higher than 68% of them and lower than 31%. Its site EUI of 90.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 89.6 kBtu/ft².

At 172,000 sq ft, it is about 28% below the average floor area of 240,013 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 154 Berkeley St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 154 Berkeley St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 76 in 2022 to 77 in 2024 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 90.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 90.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 0% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,018 tCO₂e to 855 tCO₂e over the same span (down 16%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 77 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 77 means the building performs better than about 77% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 77 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 154 Berkeley St's 90.6 kBtu/ft² across 172,000 sq ft works out to about 15.6 billion Btu (4,567 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,036,997 kWh of electricity and 86,302 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 154 Berkeley St to report its energy use?

154 Berkeley 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:104066:2024). 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.