DOE_7538_R053

How does DOE_7538_R053 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_7538_R053'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 80,500 sq ft, it is about 21% 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 DOE_7538_R053's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for DOE_7538_R053, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 75 in 2022 to 82 in 2024 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 74.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 55.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 26% decrease. Reported emissions went from 466 tCO₂e to 398 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).

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. DOE_7538_R053's 55.1 kBtu/ft² across 80,500 sq ft works out to about 4.4 billion Btu (1,300 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 91.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 476,375 kWh of electricity and 7 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires DOE_7538_R053 to report its energy use?

DOE_7538_R053 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:21354308:2024). 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.