29 Pond St

How does 29 Pond St compare with other office buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 467 office buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. 29 Pond St's ENERGY STAR score of 30 compares with an average of 71 across the 356 that report a score; it scores higher than 6% of them and lower than 94%. Its site EUI of 127.0 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 61.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 1,170 sq ft, it is about 99% below 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 29 Pond St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 29 Pond St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 28 in 2022 to 30 in 2024 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 88. Site EUI moved from 139.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 127.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 9 tCO₂e to 8 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 30 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 30 means the building performs better than about 30% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 30 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 45 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. 29 Pond St's 127.0 kBtu/ft² across 1,170 sq ft works out to about 0.1 billion Btu (44 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 8,007 kWh of electricity and 1,213 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 29 Pond St to report its energy use?

29 Pond 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:100801:2024). 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.