147-37 70th Rd

How does 147-37 70th Rd compare with other K-12 school buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 2,301 K-12 school buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. 147-37 70th Rd's ENERGY STAR score of 65 compares with an average of 64 across the 2,052 that report a score; it scores higher than 43% of them and lower than 56%. Its site EUI of 36.6 kBtu/ft² is about 40% below the average of 61.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% below the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 68,310 sq ft, it is about 33% below the average floor area of 101,338 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1974, 21 years later than the group's average year built (1954). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 147-37 70th Rd's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 147-37 70th Rd, covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 72 in 2022 to 65 in 2023 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 72. Site EUI moved from 47.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 36.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 22% decrease. Reported emissions went from 231 tCO₂e to 253 tCO₂e over the same span (up 9%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 65 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 65 means the building performs better than about 65% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 65 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 10 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In New York City, 43% 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. 147-37 70th Rd's 36.6 kBtu/ft² across 68,310 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (733 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 93.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 635,099 kWh of electricity, 3,303 therms of natural gas and 2,092 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 147-37 70th Rd to report its energy use?

147-37 70th Rd reports under Local Law 84 (LL84), the legal basis of New York City's Energy and Water Data Disclosure program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2023 disclosure (source record nyc:6604370:2023). Under Local Law 97, buildings over 25,000 sq ft face carbon caps with fines of $268 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit, phasing in from 2024.