8 Ashburton Pl
College/University in Boston, MA · 2108.
At a glance
8 Ashburton Pl is a 149,634-square-foot college/university building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 57.0 kBtu/ft² and 482 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 57.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 482 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 2,214,480 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,675 therms |
| Gross floor area | 149,634 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:106327:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 57.0 kBtu/ft² | 482 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 53.7 kBtu/ft² | 479 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 55.9 kBtu/ft² | 643 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 SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 8 Ashburton Pl
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2108.
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
This source publishes no coordinates, so nearby buildings can't be resolved yet.
See also: most efficient in Boston · biggest emitters
How does 8 Ashburton Pl 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 57.0 kBtu/ft² is about 34% below the average of 86.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 149,634 sq ft, it is about 23% below 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 8 Ashburton Pl's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 8 Ashburton Pl, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 55.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 57.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 643 tCO₂e to 482 tCO₂e over the same span (down 25%).
What does a site EUI of 57.0 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. 8 Ashburton Pl's 57.0 kBtu/ft² across 149,634 sq ft works out to about 8.5 billion Btu (2,500 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,214,480 kWh of electricity and 9,675 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 8 Ashburton Pl to report its energy use?
8 Ashburton Pl 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:106327:2024). 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
- 40 Leon St· 145,039 sq ft
- College/University building #104592· 143,000 sq ft · EUI 99.1 kBtu/ft²
- 117 Western Ave· 139,614 sq ft · EUI 98.9 kBtu/ft²
- 120 Forsyth St· 138,762 sq ft
- 330 Huntington Ave· 136,378 sq ft
- 240 Longwood Ave· 136,368 sq ft · EUI 201.0 kBtu/ft²
- College/University buildings in Boston· 316 benchmarked
- All Boston benchmarked buildings· BERDO 2.0
- Most efficient large buildings in Boston
- Least efficient large buildings in Boston
- Biggest emitters in Boston
Frequently asked questions
What is 8 Ashburton Pl's energy grade?
8 Ashburton Pl did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 57.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 8 Ashburton Pl use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 57.0 kBtu/ft² across 149,634 sq ft, including 2,214,480 kWh of electricity and 9,675 therms of natural gas.
What are 8 Ashburton Pl's carbon emissions?
8 Ashburton Pl reported 482 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 8 Ashburton Pl?
8 Ashburton Pl is in Boston, Massachusetts 2108.
How big is 8 Ashburton Pl and when was it built?
8 Ashburton Pl has 149,634 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as college/university.
Is 8 Ashburton Pl 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.
Working with Boston building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “8 Ashburton Pl, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/8-ashburton-pl-6b981321 (data as of July 9, 2026).