83 Leo M Birmingham Pkwy

How does 83 Leo M Birmingham Pkwy compare with other office buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 467 office buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. 83 Leo M Birmingham Pkwy's ENERGY STAR score of 44 compares with an average of 71 across the 356 that report a score; it scores higher than 13% of them and lower than 86%. Its site EUI of 88.7 kBtu/ft² is about 44% above the average of 61.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 38,758 sq ft, it is about 80% 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 83 Leo M Birmingham Pkwy's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 83 Leo M Birmingham Pkwy, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 44 in both 2022 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 89.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 88.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 265 tCO₂e to 195 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 44 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 44 means the building performs better than about 44% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 44 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 31 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. 83 Leo M Birmingham Pkwy's 88.7 kBtu/ft² across 38,758 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (1,008 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 945,182 kWh of electricity and 2,122 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 83 Leo M Birmingham Pkwy to report its energy use?

83 Leo M Birmingham Pkwy 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:103877:2024). 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.