179 Lincoln St

How does 179 Lincoln St compare with other office buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 467 office buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. 179 Lincoln St's ENERGY STAR score of 86 compares with an average of 71 across the 356 that report a score; it scores higher than 74% of them and lower than 24%. Its site EUI of 49.5 kBtu/ft² is about 20% below the average of 61.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 236,461 sq ft, it is about 23% above the average floor area of 191,803 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 179 Lincoln St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 179 Lincoln St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 84 in 2022 to 86 in 2024 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 88. Site EUI moved from 50.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 49.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 806 tCO₂e to 645 tCO₂e over the same span (down 20%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 86 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 86 means the building performs better than about 86% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 86 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. 179 Lincoln St's 49.5 kBtu/ft² across 236,461 sq ft works out to about 11.7 billion Btu (3,430 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,785,331 kWh of electricity and 56,129 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 179 Lincoln St to report its energy use?

179 Lincoln 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:101353:2024). 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.