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How does VOA compare with other other - lodging/residential buildings in New York City?

The latest disclosures cover 185 other - lodging/residential buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 42.3 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 93.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 39% below the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 27,827 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 62,795 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2022, 63 years later than the group's average year built (1960). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 327 other - lodging/residential buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 75.4 kBtu/ft².

What does a site EUI of 42.3 kBtu/ft² mean?

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. VOA's 42.3 kBtu/ft² across 27,827 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (345 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 118.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 345,181 kWh of electricity and 3,136 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires VOA to report its energy use?

VOA 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:34006517:2023). 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.