9 Peacevale Rd

How does 9 Peacevale Rd compare with other K-12 school buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 175 K-12 school buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. 9 Peacevale Rd's ENERGY STAR score of 70 compares with an average of 59 across the 163 that report a score; it scores higher than 63% of them and lower than 33%. Its site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 153,460 sq ft, it is about 85% above the average floor area of 83,066 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 9 Peacevale Rd's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 9 Peacevale Rd, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 67 in 2022 to 70 in 2024 (+3 points). Site EUI moved from 64.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 59.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 571 tCO₂e to 487 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 70 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 70 means the building performs better than about 70% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 70 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 5 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. 9 Peacevale Rd's 59.0 kBtu/ft² across 153,460 sq ft works out to about 9.1 billion Btu (2,654 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 495,423 kWh of electricity and 73,562 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 9 Peacevale Rd to report its energy use?

9 Peacevale Rd 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:102082:2024). 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.