395 Chestnut Hill Ave

How does 395 Chestnut Hill Ave compare with other hotel buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 66 hotel buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. 395 Chestnut Hill Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 59 compares with an average of 58 across the 65 that report a score; it scores higher than 46% of them and lower than 52%. Its site EUI of 56.8 kBtu/ft² is about 37% below the average of 89.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 92,664 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 240,013 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 395 Chestnut Hill Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 395 Chestnut Hill Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 49 in 2023 to 59 in 2024 (+10 points). Site EUI moved from 63.7 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 56.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 340 tCO₂e to 294 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 59 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 59 means the building performs better than about 59% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 59 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 16 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. 395 Chestnut Hill Ave's 56.8 kBtu/ft² across 92,664 sq ft works out to about 5.3 billion Btu (1,543 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,072,002 kWh of electricity and 16,041 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 395 Chestnut Hill Ave to report its energy use?

395 Chestnut Hill Ave 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:107057:2024). 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.