Woodbridge

How does Woodbridge 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. Woodbridge's ENERGY STAR score of 96 compares with an average of 69 across the 177 that report a score; it scores higher than 80% of them and lower than 19%. Its site EUI of 38.7 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 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 69,078 sq ft, it is about 19% below the average floor area of 85,583 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 46 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.

How has Woodbridge's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for Woodbridge, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2022 to 96 in 2024 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 100. Site EUI moved from 12.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 38.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 205% increase. Reported emissions went from 67 tCO₂e to 181 tCO₂e over the same span (up 170%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 96 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 96 means the building performs better than about 96% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 96 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. Woodbridge's 38.7 kBtu/ft² across 69,078 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (783 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 56.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 186,369 kWh of electricity, 20,376 therms of natural gas and 5,213 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Woodbridge to report its energy use?

Woodbridge 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:2614534:2024). 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.