45 William T Morrissey Blvd

How does 45 William T Morrissey Blvd compare with other supermarket/grocery store buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 22 supermarket/grocery store buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. 45 William T Morrissey Blvd's ENERGY STAR score of 67 compares with an average of 68 across the 20 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 50%. Its site EUI of 209.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 227.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 61,555 sq ft, it is about 13% above the average floor area of 54,625 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,646 supermarket/grocery store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 176.1 kBtu/ft².

How has 45 William T Morrissey Blvd's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 45 William T Morrissey Blvd, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 70 in 2023 to 67 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 70. Site EUI moved from 186.8 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 209.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 12% increase. Reported emissions went from 666 tCO₂e to 717 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 67 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 67 means the building performs better than about 67% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 67 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 8 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. 45 William T Morrissey Blvd's 209.5 kBtu/ft² across 61,555 sq ft works out to about 12.9 billion Btu (3,779 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,400,466 kWh of electricity and 47,081 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 45 William T Morrissey Blvd to report its energy use?

45 William T Morrissey Blvd 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:105127:2024). 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.