Community Bldg

How does Community Bldg compare with other office buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 467 office buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. Community Bldg's ENERGY STAR score of 66 compares with an average of 71 across the 356 that report a score; it scores higher than 32% of them and lower than 68%. Its site EUI of 55.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 61.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 3,200 sq ft, it is about 98% 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 Community Bldg's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for Community Bldg, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 86.8 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 55.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 36% decrease. Reported emissions went from 40 tCO₂e to 10 tCO₂e over the same span (down 75%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 66 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 66 means the building performs better than about 66% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 66 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 9 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. Community Bldg's 55.8 kBtu/ft² across 3,200 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (52 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 27,297 kWh of electricity and 853 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Community Bldg to report its energy use?

Community Bldg 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:107885:2024). 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.