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Kneeland St

Other - Utility in Boston, MA · 2111.

At a glance

Kneeland St is a 2,500-square-foot other - utility building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 39.6 kBtu/ft² and 6 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.

ENERGY STAR score
—
not reported · 2024
Site EUI
39.6
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
6
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
—
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
2,500
sq ft
Year built
—
vintage

BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score—
Site EUI39.6 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI—
GHG emissions6 tCO₂e
GHG intensity—
Electricity29,001 kWh
Gross floor area2,500 sq ft
Source recordboston:106935:2024

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2024latest—39.6 kBtu/ft²6 tCO₂e
2023—24.8 kBtu/ft²4 tCO₂e
2022—28.4 kBtu/ft²6 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.

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Ownership

CITY OF BOSTON

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Location

Address
Kneeland St
City
Boston
State
Massachusetts
ZIP
2111.

Within ~1 km

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How does Kneeland St compare with other other - utility buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 12 other - utility buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 39.6 kBtu/ft² is about 57% below the average of 91.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 2,500 sq ft, it is about 95% below the average floor area of 54,425 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 61 other - utility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 1 and a site EUI of 99.4 kBtu/ft².

How has Kneeland St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for Kneeland St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 28.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 39.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 39% increase. Reported emissions went from 6 tCO₂e to 6 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).

What does a site EUI of 39.6 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. Kneeland St's 39.6 kBtu/ft² across 2,500 sq ft works out to about 0.1 billion Btu (29 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 29,001 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires Kneeland St to report its energy use?

Kneeland St 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:106935:2024). 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 Kneeland St's energy grade?

Kneeland St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 39.6 kBtu/ft².

How much energy does Kneeland St use?

Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 39.6 kBtu/ft² across 2,500 sq ft, including 29,001 kWh of electricity.

What are Kneeland St's carbon emissions?

Kneeland St reported 6 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.

Where is Kneeland St?

Kneeland St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2111.

How big is Kneeland St and when was it built?

Kneeland St has 2,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as other - utility.

Is Kneeland St 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, “Kneeland St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/kneeland-st-1083f46d (data as of July 9, 2026).