167 Sidney St
Laboratory in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
167 Sidney St is a 26,589-square-foot laboratory building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1965. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 202.3 kBtu/ft² and 314 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 202.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 309.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 314 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 430,376 kWh |
| Natural gas | 39,113 therms |
| Water use | 39 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 26,589 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1353:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 202.3 kBtu/ft² | 314 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 242.9 kBtu/ft² | 376 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 260.3 kBtu/ft² | 408 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | 2 | ±0 | 273.3 kBtu/ft² | 423 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 2 | ±0 | 200.9 kBtu/ft² | 412 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 2 | +1 | 224.5 kBtu/ft² | 435 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 1 | ±0 | 314.5 kBtu/ft² | 710 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 1 | ±0 | 289.3 kBtu/ft² | 714 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 1 | ±0 | 342.5 kBtu/ft² | 822 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 1 | 384.5 kBtu/ft² | 893 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
- 167 Sidney St
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.35880, -71.10480
Within ~1 km
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How does 167 Sidney 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 202.3 kBtu/ft² is about 26% below the average of 272.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 26,589 sq ft, it is about 85% below the average floor area of 181,468 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 19 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 167 Sidney St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 167 Sidney St, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 1 in 2015 to 2 in 2021 (+1 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 2. Site EUI moved from 384.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 202.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 47% decrease. Reported emissions went from 893 tCO₂e to 314 tCO₂e over the same span (down 65%).
What does a site EUI of 202.3 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. 167 Sidney St's 202.3 kBtu/ft² across 26,589 sq ft works out to about 5.4 billion Btu (1,576 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 309.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 430,376 kWh of electricity, 39,113 therms of natural gas and 39 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 167 Sidney St to report its energy use?
167 Sidney 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:B1353:2024). 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 167 Sidney St's energy grade?
167 Sidney St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 202.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 167 Sidney St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 202.3 kBtu/ft² (309.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 26,589 sq ft, including 430,376 kWh of electricity and 39,113 therms of natural gas.
What are 167 Sidney St's carbon emissions?
167 Sidney St reported 314 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 167 Sidney St?
167 Sidney St is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.35880, -71.10480 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 167 Sidney St and when was it built?
167 Sidney St has 26,589 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1965 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is 167 Sidney 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, “167 Sidney St, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/167-sidney-st-985a1a24 (data as of October 2, 2026).