BETH JACOB OF BORO PARK

How does BETH JACOB OF BORO PARK 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. BETH JACOB OF BORO PARK's ENERGY STAR score of 73 compares with an average of 64 across the 2,052 that report a score; it scores higher than 54% of them and lower than 44%. Its site EUI of 103.6 kBtu/ft² is about 69% above the average of 61.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 65% above the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 47,426 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 101,338 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 9 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 BETH JACOB OF BORO PARK's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for BETH JACOB OF BORO PARK, covering report years 2022–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 77 in 2022 to 73 in 2023 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 77. Site EUI moved from 105.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 103.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 329 tCO₂e to 375 tCO₂e over the same span (up 14%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 73 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 73 means the building performs better than about 73% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 73 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 2 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. BETH JACOB OF BORO PARK's 103.6 kBtu/ft² across 47,426 sq ft works out to about 4.9 billion Btu (1,440 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 184.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 598,896 kWh of electricity and 28,691 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires BETH JACOB OF BORO PARK to report its energy use?

BETH JACOB OF BORO PARK 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:6654356:2023). 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.