16-20 Wirt St
Data Center in Boston, MA · 2135.
At a glance
16-20 Wirt St is a 21,348-square-foot data center in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 256.0 kBtu/ft² and 312 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 256.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 312 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,601,788 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 21,348 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:104617:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 256.0 kBtu/ft² | 312 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 249.0 kBtu/ft² | 320 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 251.9 kBtu/ft² | 414 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
BERDO 2.0
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.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 16-20 Wirt St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2135.
Within ~1 km
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How does 16-20 Wirt St compare with other data center buildings in Boston?
The latest disclosures cover 8 data center buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 256.0 kBtu/ft² is about 78% above the average of 144.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 21,348 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 82,261 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 267 data center buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 504.4 kBtu/ft².
How has 16-20 Wirt St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 16-20 Wirt St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 251.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 256.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 414 tCO₂e to 312 tCO₂e over the same span (down 25%).
What does a site EUI of 256.0 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 16-20 Wirt St's 256.0 kBtu/ft² across 21,348 sq ft works out to about 5.5 billion Btu (1,602 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,601,788 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 16-20 Wirt St to report its energy use?
16-20 Wirt 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:104617:2024). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 16-20 Wirt St's energy grade?
16-20 Wirt St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 256.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 16-20 Wirt St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 256.0 kBtu/ft² across 21,348 sq ft, including 1,601,788 kWh of electricity.
What are 16-20 Wirt St's carbon emissions?
16-20 Wirt St reported 312 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 16-20 Wirt St?
16-20 Wirt St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2135.
How big is 16-20 Wirt St and when was it built?
16-20 Wirt St has 21,348 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as data center.
Is 16-20 Wirt St covered by BERDO 2.0?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under BERDO 2.0.
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About this data
Source: Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO 2.0), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “16-20 Wirt St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/16-20-wirt-st-e93dcd41 (data as of July 9, 2026).