218 Nw 8Th St

How does 218 Nw 8Th St compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Miami?

The latest disclosures cover 234 multifamily housing buildings in Miami, out of 434 buildings citywide. 218 Nw 8Th St's ENERGY STAR score of 88 compares with an average of 80 across the 224 that report a score; it scores higher than 45% of them and lower than 53%. Its site EUI of 31.5 kBtu/ft² is about 17% below the average of 37.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 516,808 sq ft, it is about 47% above the average floor area of 351,404 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 218 Nw 8Th St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 Miami disclosures for 218 Nw 8Th St, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 82 in 2023 to 88 in 2024 (+6 points). Site EUI moved from 33.0 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 31.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease.

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 88 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 88 means the building performs better than about 88% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 88 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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 Miami, 65% 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. 218 Nw 8Th St's 31.5 kBtu/ft² across 516,808 sq ft works out to about 16.3 billion Btu (4,771 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 88.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,771,482 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 10,809 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 218 Nw 8Th St to report its energy use?

218 Nw 8Th St reports under BE305 Benchmarking Ordinance, the legal basis of Miami's Building Efficiency 305 (BE305) program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record miami:M10186:2024). Miami's BE305 requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually, with enforcement phasing in through the 2020s.