The Salvation Army DHQ

How does The Salvation Army DHQ compare with other office buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. The Salvation Army DHQ's ENERGY STAR score of 54 compares with an average of 72 across the 2,519 that report a score; it scores higher than 19% of them and lower than 81%. Its site EUI of 103.8 kBtu/ft² is about 61% above the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 47% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 182,554 sq ft, it is about 11% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².

How has The Salvation Army DHQ's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 New York City disclosures for The Salvation Army DHQ, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 110.0 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 103.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,613 tCO₂e to 1,560 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 54 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 54 means the building performs better than about 54% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 54 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 21 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. The Salvation Army DHQ's 103.8 kBtu/ft² across 182,554 sq ft works out to about 18.9 billion Btu (5,553 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 180.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,871,727 kWh of electricity and 6,632 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires The Salvation Army DHQ to report its energy use?

The Salvation Army DHQ 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:32887548:2024). 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.