110 Cushing Street
K-12 School in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
110 Cushing Street is a 53,664-square-foot K-12 school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1996. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 40 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 67.4 kBtu/ft² and 221 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 26% of the 38 scored K-12 school buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 40 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 67.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 120.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 221 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 446,846 kWh |
| Natural gas | 20,900 therms |
| Water use | 410 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 53,664 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1046:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 40 | +4 | 67.4 kBtu/ft² | 221 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 36 | -1 | 69.2 kBtu/ft² | 227 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 37 | +4 | 73.5 kBtu/ft² | 239 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 33 | +2 | 76.7 kBtu/ft² | 248 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 31 | -11 | 67.6 kBtu/ft² | 219 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 42 | -4 | 79.9 kBtu/ft² | 249 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 46 | -2 | 81.9 kBtu/ft² | 263 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 48 | +3 | 76.2 kBtu/ft² | 253 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 45 | -3 | 76.4 kBtu/ft² | 255 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 48 | 78.8 kBtu/ft² | 265 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
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Location
- Address
- 110 Cushing Street
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.37810, -71.15260
Within ~1 km
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How does 110 Cushing Street compare with other K-12 school buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 45 K-12 school buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. 110 Cushing Street's ENERGY STAR score of 40 compares with an average of 60 across the 38 that report a score; it scores higher than 26% of them and lower than 71%. Its site EUI of 67.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 62.4 kBtu/ft².
At 53,664 sq ft, it is about 13% below the average floor area of 61,739 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1996, 40 years later than the group's average year built (1956). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 110 Cushing Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 110 Cushing Street, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 48 in 2015 to 40 in 2024 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 48. Site EUI moved from 78.8 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 67.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 14% decrease. Reported emissions went from 265 tCO₂e to 221 tCO₂e over the same span (down 17%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 40 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 40 means the building performs better than about 40% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 40 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 35 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. 110 Cushing Street's 67.4 kBtu/ft² across 53,664 sq ft works out to about 3.6 billion Btu (1,060 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 120.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 446,846 kWh of electricity, 20,900 therms of natural gas and 410 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 110 Cushing Street to report its energy use?
110 Cushing 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:B1046:2024). 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).
More K-12 school buildings in Cambridge
- 178 Coolidge Hill· 42,978 sq ft · score 6 (D)
- 54 Essex Street· 32,918 sq ft · score 87 (A)
- 80 Sparks St.· 31,615 sq ft · score 92 (A)
- 96 Concord Ave· 28,590 sq ft · score 26 (D)
- 765 Concord Avenu· 27,000 sq ft · score 69 (C)
- 50 Essex Street· 25,840 sq ft · score 16 (D)
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Frequently asked questions
What is 110 Cushing Street's energy grade?
110 Cushing Street scores 40 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 Cambridge disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 110 Cushing Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 67.4 kBtu/ft² (120.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 53,664 sq ft, including 446,846 kWh of electricity and 20,900 therms of natural gas.
What are 110 Cushing Street's carbon emissions?
110 Cushing Street reported 221 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 110 Cushing Street?
110 Cushing Street is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.37810, -71.15260 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 110 Cushing Street and when was it built?
110 Cushing Street has 53,664 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1996 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is 110 Cushing 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, “110 Cushing Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/110-cushing-street-a2fea4d9 (data as of October 2, 2026).