Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia

How does Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia compare with other office buildings in Philadelphia?

The latest disclosures cover 212 office buildings in Philadelphia, out of 2,379 buildings citywide. Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia's ENERGY STAR score of 89 compares with an average of 64 across the 180 that report a score; it scores higher than 88% of them and lower than 11%. Its site EUI of 52.2 kBtu/ft² is about 33% below the average of 78.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 120,943 sq ft, it is about 59% below the average floor area of 292,223 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1913, 44 years earlier than the group's average year built (1957). 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 Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 Philadelphia disclosures for Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, covering report years 2019–2020. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 84 in 2019 to 89 in 2020 (+5 points). Site EUI moved from 57.3 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 52.2 kBtu/ft² (2020), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 605 tCO₂e to 516 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 89 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 89 means the building performs better than about 89% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 89 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 Philadelphia, 35% 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. Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia's 52.2 kBtu/ft² across 120,943 sq ft works out to about 6.3 billion Btu (1,850 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. Its source EUI of 106.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 967,704 kWh of electricity and 1,595 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia to report its energy use?

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia reports under Phila. Code §9-3402 / Building Energy Performance Program, the legal basis of Philadelphia's Building Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2020 disclosure (source record philadelphia:1973738:2020). Philadelphia requires commercial and multifamily buildings of 50,000+ sq ft to benchmark annually; its Building Energy Performance Program additionally requires non-residential buildings of 50,000+ sq ft to complete a tune-up or certify as high-performance every five years, with fines starting at $2,000 for non-compliance.