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28 Harvard Way

College/University in Boston, MA · 2135.

At a glance

28 Harvard Way is a 6,320-square-foot college/university building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 54.4 kBtu/ft² and 23 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.

ENERGY STAR score
—
not reported · 2024
Site EUI
54.4
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
23
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
—
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
6,320
sq ft
Year built
—
vintage

BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score—
Site EUI54.4 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI—
GHG emissions23 tCO₂e
GHG intensity—
Electricity20,667 kWh
Gross floor area6,320 sq ft
Source recordboston:103547:2024

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2024latest—54.4 kBtu/ft²23 tCO₂e
2023—64.2 kBtu/ft²28 tCO₂e
20229075.1 kBtu/ft²33 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.

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Ownership

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Location

Address
28 Harvard Way
City
Boston
State
Massachusetts
ZIP
2135.

Within ~1 km

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How does 28 Harvard Way compare with other college/university buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 316 college/university buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 54.4 kBtu/ft² is about 37% below the average of 86.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 6,320 sq ft, it is about 97% below the average floor area of 195,557 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 28 Harvard Way's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 28 Harvard Way, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 75.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 54.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 28% decrease. Reported emissions went from 33 tCO₂e to 23 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).

What does a site EUI of 54.4 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. 28 Harvard Way's 54.4 kBtu/ft² across 6,320 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (101 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 20,667 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires 28 Harvard Way to report its energy use?

28 Harvard Way 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:103547:2024). 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 28 Harvard Way's energy grade?

28 Harvard Way did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 54.4 kBtu/ft².

How much energy does 28 Harvard Way use?

Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 54.4 kBtu/ft² across 6,320 sq ft, including 20,667 kWh of electricity.

What are 28 Harvard Way's carbon emissions?

28 Harvard Way reported 23 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.

Where is 28 Harvard Way?

28 Harvard Way is in Boston, Massachusetts 2135.

How big is 28 Harvard Way and when was it built?

28 Harvard Way has 6,320 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as college/university.

Is 28 Harvard Way 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, “28 Harvard Way, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/28-harvard-way-49dda165 (data as of July 9, 2026).