675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue
College/University in Boston, MA · 2115.
At a glance
675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue is a 333,571-square-foot college/university building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 41.4 kBtu/ft² and 786 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 41.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 786 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 3,994,993 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,683 therms |
| Gross floor area | 333,571 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:101268:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 41.4 kBtu/ft² | 786 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 162.2 kBtu/ft² | 3,200 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 168.7 kBtu/ft² | 3,354 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
BERDO 2.0
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.
Ownership
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
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Location
- Address
- 675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2115.
Within ~1 km
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How does 675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue compare with other college/university buildings in Boston?
The latest disclosures cover 316 college/university buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 41.4 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 86.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 333,571 sq ft, it is about 71% above the average floor area of 195,557 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 168.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 41.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 75% decrease. Reported emissions went from 3,354 tCO₂e to 786 tCO₂e over the same span (down 77%).
What does a site EUI of 41.4 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue's 41.4 kBtu/ft² across 333,571 sq ft works out to about 13.8 billion Btu (4,047 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 3,994,993 kWh of electricity and 1,683 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue to report its energy use?
675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue 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:101268:2024). 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.
More college/university buildings in Boston
- 765 Commonwealth Avenue· 299,241 sq ft · EUI 23.3 kBtu/ft²
- College/University building #102816· 295,976 sq ft · EUI 69.5 kBtu/ft²
- 1234 Columbus Ave #Bldg 3· 291,604 sq ft
- 120 Tremont St· 289,804 sq ft
- 2000 Commonwealth Ave· 288,433 sq ft · EUI 45.3 kBtu/ft²
- 2599-2601 Beacon St· 284,744 sq ft · EUI 141.7 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue's energy grade?
675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 41.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 41.4 kBtu/ft² across 333,571 sq ft, including 3,994,993 kWh of electricity and 1,683 therms of natural gas.
What are 675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue's carbon emissions?
675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue reported 786 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue?
675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue is in Boston, Massachusetts 2115.
How big is 675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue and when was it built?
675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue has 333,571 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as college/university.
Is 675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue covered by BERDO 2.0?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under BERDO 2.0.
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About this data
Source: Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO 2.0), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “675 - 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/675-725-commonwealth-avenue-358afdf4 (data as of July 9, 2026).