16 Quincy St
College/University in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
16 Quincy St is a 5,964-square-foot college/university building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1822. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 48.9 kBtu/ft² and 17 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 48.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 67.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 17 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 17,084 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,000 therms |
| Water use | 14 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 5,964 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1262:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 48.9 kBtu/ft² | 17 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 45.3 kBtu/ft² | 16 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 47.7 kBtu/ft² | 16 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 41.3 kBtu/ft² | 14 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 35.1 kBtu/ft² | 12 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 47.5 kBtu/ft² | 16 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 42.7 kBtu/ft² | 15 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 42.8 kBtu/ft² | 15 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 43.3 kBtu/ft² | 16 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 48.4 kBtu/ft² | 17 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 Quincy St
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.37300, -71.11470
Within ~1 km
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How does 16 Quincy St 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 48.9 kBtu/ft² is about 68% below the average of 154.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 5,964 sq ft, it is about 94% below the average floor area of 96,964 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1822, 127 years earlier 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 Quincy St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 16 Quincy St, covering report years 2015–2024. Site EUI moved from 48.4 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 48.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 17 tCO₂e to 17 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does a site EUI of 48.9 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 Quincy St's 48.9 kBtu/ft² across 5,964 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (85 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 67.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 17,084 kWh of electricity, 2,000 therms of natural gas and 14 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 16 Quincy St to report its energy use?
16 Quincy 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:B1262:2024). 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 college/university buildings in Cambridge
- 68 ALBANY ST· 5,957 sq ft · EUI 138.8 kBtu/ft²
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- 48 MASSACHUSETTS AVE (REAR)· 5,339 sq ft · EUI 371.4 kBtu/ft²
- 77 Brattle Street· 5,030 sq ft · EUI 29.7 kBtu/ft²
- 46 Oxford St· 4,998 sq ft · EUI 24.8 kBtu/ft²
- 7 Appian Way· 4,692 sq ft · EUI 72.8 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 16 Quincy St's energy grade?
16 Quincy St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 48.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 16 Quincy St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 48.9 kBtu/ft² (67.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 5,964 sq ft, including 17,084 kWh of electricity and 2,000 therms of natural gas.
What are 16 Quincy St's carbon emissions?
16 Quincy St reported 17 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 16 Quincy St?
16 Quincy St is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.37300, -71.11470 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 16 Quincy St and when was it built?
16 Quincy St has 5,964 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1822 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is 16 Quincy 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, “16 Quincy St, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/16-quincy-st-9102c365 (data as of October 2, 2026).