Coptic Orthodox Church of Archangel Michael & St. Mena

How does Coptic Orthodox Church of Archangel Michael & St. Mena compare with other worship facility buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 370 worship facility buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Coptic Orthodox Church of Archangel Michael & St. Mena's ENERGY STAR score of 78 compares with an average of 43 across the 224 that report a score; it scores higher than 83% of them and lower than 16%. Its site EUI of 31.1 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 62.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 61% below the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 31,893 sq ft, it is about 29% below the average floor area of 44,868 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 70 years later than the group's average year built (1937). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².

How has Coptic Orthodox Church of Archangel Michael & St. Mena's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Coptic Orthodox Church of Archangel Michael & St. Mena, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 30 in 2022 to 78 in 2024 (+48 points). Site EUI moved from 52.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 31.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 41% decrease. Reported emissions went from 110 tCO₂e to 57 tCO₂e over the same span (down 48%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 78 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 78 means the building performs better than about 78% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 78 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. Coptic Orthodox Church of Archangel Michael & St. Mena's 31.1 kBtu/ft² across 31,893 sq ft works out to about 1 billion Btu (291 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 36.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 21,195 kWh of electricity, 9,191 therms of natural gas and 186 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Coptic Orthodox Church of Archangel Michael & St. Mena to report its energy use?

Coptic Orthodox Church of Archangel Michael & St. Mena 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:6810696:2024). 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.