JFK Idlewild

How does JFK Idlewild compare with other distribution center buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 234 distribution center buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. JFK Idlewild's ENERGY STAR score of 43 compares with an average of 52 across the 201 that report a score; it scores higher than 38% of them and lower than 59%. Its site EUI of 28.5 kBtu/ft² is about 37% below the average of 45.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% below the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 131,873 sq ft, it is about 25% above the average floor area of 105,336 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1964 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,082 distribution center buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 24.2 kBtu/ft².

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 43 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 43 means the building performs better than about 43% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 43 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 32 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. JFK Idlewild's 28.5 kBtu/ft² across 131,873 sq ft works out to about 3.8 billion Btu (1,101 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 73.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 966,418 kWh of electricity, 4,593 therms of natural gas and 1,034 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires JFK Idlewild to report its energy use?

JFK Idlewild 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:50526892:2024). 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.