16 Lawrence St

How does 16 Lawrence 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. 16 Lawrence St's ENERGY STAR score of 42 compares with an average of 71 across the 1,225 that report a score; it scores higher than 16% of them and lower than 83%. Its site EUI of 87.7 kBtu/ft² is about 30% above the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 113,582 sq ft, it is about twice 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 16 Lawrence St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 16 Lawrence St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 49 in 2023 to 42 in 2024 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 49. Site EUI moved from 83.1 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 87.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 517 tCO₂e to 538 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 42 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 42 means the building performs better than about 42% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 42 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 33 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. 16 Lawrence St's 87.7 kBtu/ft² across 113,582 sq ft works out to about 10 billion Btu (2,919 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 686,820 kWh of electricity and 76,180 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 16 Lawrence St to report its energy use?

16 Lawrence 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:100333:2024). 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.