DOE_7297_Q200

How does DOE_7297_Q200 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. DOE_7297_Q200's ENERGY STAR score of 37 compares with an average of 64 across the 2,052 that report a score; it scores higher than 18% of them and lower than 81%. Its site EUI of 92.8 kBtu/ft² is about 51% 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 7.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 58% above the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 68,080 sq ft, it is about 33% below the average floor area of 101,338 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1953 construction date is close to 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 DOE_7297_Q200's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for DOE_7297_Q200, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 31 in 2022 to 37 in 2024 (+6 points). Site EUI moved from 108.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 92.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 14% decrease. Reported emissions went from 565 tCO₂e to 517 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 37 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 37 means the building performs better than about 37% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 37 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 38 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. DOE_7297_Q200's 92.8 kBtu/ft² across 68,080 sq ft works out to about 6.3 billion Btu (1,852 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 122.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 321,132 kWh of electricity and 1,110 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires DOE_7297_Q200 to report its energy use?

DOE_7297_Q200 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:21353972:2024). 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.