M149, M207 Tandem (OECID: 0100131; BBL: 1016010001)

How does M149, M207 Tandem (OECID: 0100131; BBL: 1016010001) 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. M149, M207 Tandem (OECID: 0100131; BBL: 1016010001)'s ENERGY STAR score of 86 compares with an average of 64 across the 2,052 that report a score; it scores higher than 77% of them and lower than 22%. Its site EUI of 72.5 kBtu/ft² is about 18% 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 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 151,200 sq ft, it is about 49% above the average floor area of 101,338 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1968, 15 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 M149, M207 Tandem (OECID: 0100131; BBL: 1016010001)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for M149, M207 Tandem (OECID: 0100131; BBL: 1016010001), covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 75 in 2022 to 86 in 2024 (+11 points). Site EUI moved from 99.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 72.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 27% decrease. Reported emissions went from 895 tCO₂e to 778 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 86 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 86 means the building performs better than about 86% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 86 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. M149, M207 Tandem (OECID: 0100131; BBL: 1016010001)'s 72.5 kBtu/ft² across 151,200 sq ft works out to about 11 billion Btu (3,213 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 112.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 926,009 kWh of electricity and 78,035 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires M149, M207 Tandem (OECID: 0100131; BBL: 1016010001) to report its energy use?

M149, M207 Tandem (OECID: 0100131; BBL: 1016010001) 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:1633709:2024). 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.