42-60 Federal St

How does 42-60 Federal St compare with other office buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 467 office buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. 42-60 Federal St's ENERGY STAR score of 38 compares with an average of 71 across the 356 that report a score; it scores higher than 10% of them and lower than 90%. Its site EUI of 96.6 kBtu/ft² is about 57% above the average of 61.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 71,880 sq ft, it is about 63% 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 42-60 Federal St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 42-60 Federal St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 40 in 2022 to 38 in 2024 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 44. Site EUI moved from 89.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 96.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 8% increase. Reported emissions went from 491 tCO₂e to 416 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 38 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 38 means the building performs better than about 38% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 38 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 37 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. 42-60 Federal St's 96.6 kBtu/ft² across 71,880 sq ft works out to about 6.9 billion Btu (2,035 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,392,907 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires 42-60 Federal St to report its energy use?

42-60 Federal 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:102958:2024). 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.