Benchmarking Group - 205

How does Benchmarking Group - 205 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. Benchmarking Group - 205's ENERGY STAR score of 82 compares with an average of 64 across the 2,052 that report a score; it scores higher than 70% of them and lower than 29%. Its site EUI of 55.1 kBtu/ft² is about 10% 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 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 81,859 sq ft, it is about 19% below the average floor area of 101,338 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1966, 13 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 Benchmarking Group - 205's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Benchmarking Group - 205, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 76 in 2022 to 82 in 2024 (+6 points). Site EUI moved from 73.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 55.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 25% decrease. Reported emissions went from 466 tCO₂e to 402 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 82 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 82 means the building performs better than about 82% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 82 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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 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. Benchmarking Group - 205's 55.1 kBtu/ft² across 81,859 sq ft works out to about 4.5 billion Btu (1,322 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 91.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 479,826 kWh of electricity, 630 therms of natural gas and 619 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Benchmarking Group - 205 to report its energy use?

Benchmarking Group - 205 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:21354307:2024). 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.