Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center)
Other - Public Services in Boston, MA · 2116.
At a glance
Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center) is a 4,000-square-foot other - public services building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 60.2 kBtu/ft² and 13 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 60.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 13 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 34,917 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,217 therms |
| Gross floor area | 4,000 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:106945:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 60.2 kBtu/ft² | 13 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 65.2 kBtu/ft² | 15 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 72.9 kBtu/ft² | 19 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
CITY OF BOSTON
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Location
- Address
- Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center)
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2116.
Within ~1 km
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How does Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center) compare with other other - public services buildings in Boston?
The latest disclosures cover 23 other - public services buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 60.2 kBtu/ft² is about 38% below the average of 96.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 4,000 sq ft, it is about 90% below the average floor area of 40,123 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 346 other - public services buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 34 and a site EUI of 83.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center), covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 72.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 60.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 19 tCO₂e to 13 tCO₂e over the same span (down 31%).
What does a site EUI of 60.2 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. Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center)'s 60.2 kBtu/ft² across 4,000 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (71 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 34,917 kWh of electricity and 1,217 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center) to report its energy use?
Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center) 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:106945:2024). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center)'s energy grade?
Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 60.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 60.2 kBtu/ft² across 4,000 sq ft, including 34,917 kWh of electricity and 1,217 therms of natural gas.
What are Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center)'s carbon emissions?
Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center) reported 13 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center)?
Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center) is in Boston, Massachusetts 2116.
How big is Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center) and when was it built?
Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center) has 4,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as other - public services.
Is Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center) 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, “Beacon St (Boston Common Visitor Information Center), Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/beacon-st-boston-common-visitor-information-center-5874e944 (data as of July 9, 2026).