Multifamily Housing building #104548

How does Multifamily Housing building #104548 compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 2,174 multifamily housing buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. Multifamily Housing building #104548's ENERGY STAR score of 78 compares with an average of 71 across the 1,225 that report a score; it scores higher than 46% of them and lower than 52%. Its site EUI of 41.8 kBtu/ft² is about 38% below the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 104,588 sq ft, it is about 80% above the average floor area of 58,087 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has Multifamily Housing building #104548's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for Multifamily Housing building #104548, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 73 in 2023 to 78 in 2024 (+5 points). Site EUI moved from 44.4 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 41.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 262 tCO₂e to 241 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 78 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 78 means the building performs better than about 78% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 78 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Multifamily Housing building #104548's 41.8 kBtu/ft² across 104,588 sq ft works out to about 4.4 billion Btu (1,281 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 696,870 kWh of electricity and 19,935 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Multifamily Housing building #104548 to report its energy use?

Multifamily Housing building #104548 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:104548:2024). 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.