16 Divinity Ave
College/University in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
16 Divinity Ave is a 73,101-square-foot college/university building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 2005. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 505.7 kBtu/ft² and 2,419 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 505.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 781.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,419 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 2,885,029 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1 therms |
| Water use | 7,594 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 73,101 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1228:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 505.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,419 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 419.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,006 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 447.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,137 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 467.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,230 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 481.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,289 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 499.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,338 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 384.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,892 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 510.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,464 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 474.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,307 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 508.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,479 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
PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
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Location
- Address
- 16 Divinity Ave
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.37880, -71.11370
Within ~1 km
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How does 16 Divinity Ave compare with other college/university buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 203 college/university buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 505.7 kBtu/ft² is about 228% above the average of 154.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 73,101 sq ft, it is about 25% below the average floor area of 96,964 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2005, 56 years later than the group's average year built (1949). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 16 Divinity Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 16 Divinity Ave, covering report years 2015–2024. Site EUI moved from 508.4 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 505.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,479 tCO₂e to 2,419 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).
What does a site EUI of 505.7 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. 16 Divinity Ave's 505.7 kBtu/ft² across 73,101 sq ft works out to about 37 billion Btu (10,834 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 781.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,885,029 kWh of electricity, 1 therms of natural gas and 7,594 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 16 Divinity Ave to report its energy use?
16 Divinity Ave 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:B1228:2024). 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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- 64 Brattle St· 66,746 sq ft · EUI 61.9 kBtu/ft²
- 292 MAIN ST· 66,531 sq ft · EUI 47.0 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 16 Divinity Ave's energy grade?
16 Divinity Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 505.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 16 Divinity Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 505.7 kBtu/ft² (781.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 73,101 sq ft, including 2,885,029 kWh of electricity and 1 therms of natural gas.
What are 16 Divinity Ave's carbon emissions?
16 Divinity Ave reported 2,419 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 16 Divinity Ave?
16 Divinity Ave is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.37880, -71.11370 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 16 Divinity Ave and when was it built?
16 Divinity Ave has 73,101 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2005 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is 16 Divinity Ave 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, “16 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/16-divinity-ave-62c99258 (data as of October 2, 2026).