1 Bennet Street
Hotel in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
1 Bennet Street is a 498,000-square-foot hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1985. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 67 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 70.6 kBtu/ft² and 2,377 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 56% of the 18 scored hotel buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 67 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 70.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 167.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,377 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 7,806,191 kWh |
| Natural gas | 85,486 therms |
| Water use | 13,214 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 498,000 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1108:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 67 | -10 | 70.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,377 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 77 | -18 | 63.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,138 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 95 | -5 | 48.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,593 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | 28.3 kBtu/ft² | 929 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | 0 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | 0 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | 0 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | — | 0 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | — | 0 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 80.3 kBtu/ft² | 3,869 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
BEUDO
Cambridge's 2023 BEUDO amendments require non-residential buildings of 100,000+ sq ft to reach net-zero emissions by 2035 (reductions starting 2026) and those of 25,000–100,000 sq ft by 2050 (starting 2030).
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1 Bennet Street
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.37220, -71.12310
Within ~1 km
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How does 1 Bennet Street compare with other hotel buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 19 hotel buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. 1 Bennet Street's ENERGY STAR score of 67 compares with an average of 55 across the 18 that report a score; it scores higher than 56% of them and lower than 39%. Its site EUI of 70.6 kBtu/ft² is about 29% below the average of 98.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 498,000 sq ft, it is about 241% above the average floor area of 146,134 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1985, 4 years earlier than the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 1 Bennet Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 1 Bennet Street, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2021 to 67 in 2024 (-33 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 100. Site EUI moved from 80.3 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 70.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 3,869 tCO₂e to 2,377 tCO₂e over the same span (down 39%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 67 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 67 means the building performs better than about 67% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 67 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 8 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Cambridge, 50% 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. 1 Bennet Street's 70.6 kBtu/ft² across 498,000 sq ft works out to about 35.2 billion Btu (10,304 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 167.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 7,806,191 kWh of electricity, 85,486 therms of natural gas and 13,214 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1 Bennet Street to report its energy use?
1 Bennet Street reports under BEUDO, the legal basis of Cambridge's Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO), which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record cambridge:B1108:2024). Cambridge's 2023 BEUDO amendments require non-residential buildings of 100,000+ sq ft to reach net-zero emissions by 2035 (reductions starting 2026) and those of 25,000–100,000 sq ft by 2050 (starting 2030).
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1 Bennet Street's energy grade?
1 Bennet Street scores 67 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 Cambridge disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1 Bennet Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 70.6 kBtu/ft² (167.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 498,000 sq ft, including 7,806,191 kWh of electricity and 85,486 therms of natural gas.
What are 1 Bennet Street's carbon emissions?
1 Bennet Street reported 2,377 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1 Bennet Street?
1 Bennet Street is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.37220, -71.12310 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 1 Bennet Street and when was it built?
1 Bennet Street has 498,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1985 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is 1 Bennet Street covered by BEUDO?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under BEUDO.
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) (BEUDO), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1 Bennet Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/1-bennet-street-c5c75869 (data as of October 2, 2026).