167 Cottage St

How does 167 Cottage St compare with other hotel buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 66 hotel buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. 167 Cottage St's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 58 across the 65 that report a score; it scores higher than 65% of them and lower than 34%. Its site EUI of 99.0 kBtu/ft² is about 10% above the average of 89.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 208,633 sq ft, it is about 13% 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 167 Cottage St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 167 Cottage St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 77 in 2022 to 74 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 77. Site EUI moved from 91.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 99.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 9% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,200 tCO₂e to 1,125 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 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. 167 Cottage St's 99.0 kBtu/ft² across 208,633 sq ft works out to about 20.7 billion Btu (6,053 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,049,421 kWh of electricity and 136,688 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 167 Cottage St to report its energy use?

167 Cottage 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:106784:2024). 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.