12 Oxford St
Laboratory in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
12 Oxford St is a 261,875-square-foot laboratory building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1958. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 312.7 kBtu/ft² and 5,346 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 312.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 469.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 5,346 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 5,664,845 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,840 therms |
| Water use | 2,494 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 261,875 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1204:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 312.7 kBtu/ft² | 5,346 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 322.6 kBtu/ft² | 5,514 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 335.5 kBtu/ft² | 5,726 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 342.2 kBtu/ft² | 5,829 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 311.5 kBtu/ft² | 5,291 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | 2,627 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | 2,837 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | — | 2,905 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | — | 3,025 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | — | 3,022 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
- 12 Oxford St
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.37890, -71.11460
Within ~1 km
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How does 12 Oxford St compare with other laboratory buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 88 laboratory buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 312.7 kBtu/ft² is about 15% above the average of 272.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 261,875 sq ft, it is about 44% above the average floor area of 181,468 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1958, 26 years earlier than the group's average year built (1984). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 795 laboratory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 29 and a site EUI of 231.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 12 Oxford St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 12 Oxford St, covering report years 2015–2024. Site EUI moved from 311.5 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 312.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 0% increase. Reported emissions went from 3,022 tCO₂e to 5,346 tCO₂e over the same span (up 77%).
What does a site EUI of 312.7 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. 12 Oxford St's 312.7 kBtu/ft² across 261,875 sq ft works out to about 81.9 billion Btu (23,999 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 469.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 5,664,845 kWh of electricity, 3,840 therms of natural gas and 2,494 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 12 Oxford St to report its energy use?
12 Oxford St 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:B1204:2024). 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 12 Oxford St's energy grade?
12 Oxford St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 312.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 12 Oxford St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 312.7 kBtu/ft² (469.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 261,875 sq ft, including 5,664,845 kWh of electricity and 3,840 therms of natural gas.
What are 12 Oxford St's carbon emissions?
12 Oxford St reported 5,346 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 12 Oxford St?
12 Oxford St is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.37890, -71.11460 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 12 Oxford St and when was it built?
12 Oxford St has 261,875 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1958 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is 12 Oxford St 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, “12 Oxford St, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/12-oxford-st-34f4a705 (data as of October 2, 2026).