FIT_10262_FIT: Kaufman Hall

How does FIT_10262_FIT: Kaufman Hall compare with other residence hall/dormitory buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 343 residence hall/dormitory buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. FIT_10262_FIT: Kaufman Hall's ENERGY STAR score of 69 compares with an average of 69 across the 177 that report a score; it scores higher than 43% of them and lower than 56%. Its site EUI of 36.5 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 79.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 27% below the group average of 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 320,428 sq ft, it is about 274% above the average floor area of 85,583 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1914, 32 years earlier than the group's average year built (1947). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 702 residence hall/dormitory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 70.7 kBtu/ft².

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 69 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 69 means the building performs better than about 69% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 69 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 6 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. FIT_10262_FIT: Kaufman Hall's 36.5 kBtu/ft² across 320,428 sq ft works out to about 11.7 billion Btu (3,428 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 102.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,431,787 kWh of electricity and 13,049 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires FIT_10262_FIT: Kaufman Hall to report its energy use?

FIT_10262_FIT: Kaufman Hall 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:33910477:2023). 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.