56-72 School St

How does 56-72 School St compare with other hotel buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 66 hotel buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. 56-72 School St's ENERGY STAR score of 32 compares with an average of 58 across the 65 that report a score; it scores higher than 25% of them and lower than 74%. Its site EUI of 134.6 kBtu/ft² is about 50% above the average of 89.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 338,000 sq ft, it is about 41% above 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 56-72 School St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 56-72 School St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 32 in both 2022 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 131.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 134.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 2,875 tCO₂e to 2,630 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 32 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 32 means the building performs better than about 32% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 32 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 43 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. 56-72 School St's 134.6 kBtu/ft² across 338,000 sq ft works out to about 45.5 billion Btu (13,333 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 3,529,200 kWh of electricity and 56,996 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 56-72 School St to report its energy use?

56-72 School 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:104851:2024). 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.