278 West 10 Street

How does 278 West 10 Street 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. 278 West 10 Street's ENERGY STAR score of 59 compares with an average of 64 across the 2,052 that report a score; it scores higher than 35% of them and lower than 64%. Its site EUI of 56.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 5.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 79,771 sq ft, it is about 21% below the average floor area of 101,338 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2003, 50 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 278 West 10 Street's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for 278 West 10 Street, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 57 in 2023 to 59 in 2024 (+2 points). Site EUI moved from 57.8 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 56.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 365 tCO₂e to 402 tCO₂e over the same span (up 10%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 59 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 59 means the building performs better than about 59% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 59 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 16 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. 278 West 10 Street's 56.3 kBtu/ft² across 79,771 sq ft works out to about 4.5 billion Btu (1,316 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 117.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 775,528 kWh of electricity, 18,435 therms of natural gas and 803 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 278 West 10 Street to report its energy use?

278 West 10 Street 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 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:33375891:2024). 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.