36 Bishop Joe L Smith Way

How does 36 Bishop Joe L Smith Way compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 2,174 multifamily housing buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. 36 Bishop Joe L Smith Way's ENERGY STAR score of 73 compares with an average of 71 across the 1,225 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 59%. Its site EUI of 63.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 70,756 sq ft, it is about 22% above the average floor area of 58,087 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has 36 Bishop Joe L Smith Way's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 36 Bishop Joe L Smith Way, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 67 in 2022 to 73 in 2024 (+6 points). Site EUI moved from 69.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 63.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 292 tCO₂e to 242 tCO₂e over the same span (down 17%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 73 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 73 means the building performs better than about 73% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 73 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 2 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. 36 Bishop Joe L Smith Way's 63.1 kBtu/ft² across 70,756 sq ft works out to about 4.5 billion Btu (1,308 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 343,393 kWh of electricity and 32,900 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 36 Bishop Joe L Smith Way to report its energy use?

36 Bishop Joe L Smith 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:106753:2024). 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.