236 Beech St

How does 236 Beech St compare with other K-12 school buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 175 K-12 school buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. 236 Beech St's ENERGY STAR score of 63 compares with an average of 59 across the 163 that report a score; it scores higher than 50% of them and lower than 47%. Its site EUI of 60.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 16,248 sq ft, it is about 80% below the average floor area of 83,066 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 236 Beech St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 236 Beech St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 48 in 2022 to 63 in 2024 (+15 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 65. Site EUI moved from 80.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 60.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 25% decrease. Reported emissions went from 75 tCO₂e to 53 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 63 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 63 means the building performs better than about 63% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 63 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 12 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. 236 Beech St's 60.4 kBtu/ft² across 16,248 sq ft works out to about 1 billion Btu (288 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 71,294 kWh of electricity and 7,378 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 236 Beech St to report its energy use?

236 Beech 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:102124:2024). 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.