169 Bent Street
Other in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
169 Bent Street is a 7,140-square-foot other building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1938. In its 2020 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 24.8 kBtu/ft² and 13 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 24.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 69.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 13 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 51,916 kWh |
| Water use | 3 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 7,140 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1560:2020 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020latest | — | 24.8 kBtu/ft² | 13 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 76.3 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 412.2 kBtu/ft² | 206 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 507.7 kBtu/ft² | 272 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 610.3 kBtu/ft² | 327 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 759.3 kBtu/ft² | 326 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 169 Bent Street
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.36730, -71.08210
Within ~1 km
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How does 169 Bent Street compare with other other buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 9 other buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 24.8 kBtu/ft² is about 41% below the average of 41.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 7,140 sq ft, it is about 78% below the average floor area of 32,646 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1938, 8 years later than the group's average year built (1930). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,327 other buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 60 and a site EUI of 63.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 169 Bent Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Cambridge disclosures for 169 Bent Street, covering report years 2015–2020. Site EUI moved from 759.3 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 24.8 kBtu/ft² (2020), a 97% decrease. Reported emissions went from 326 tCO₂e to 13 tCO₂e over the same span (down 96%).
What does a site EUI of 24.8 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. 169 Bent Street's 24.8 kBtu/ft² across 7,140 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (52 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. Its source EUI of 69.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 51,916 kWh of electricity and 3 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 169 Bent Street to report its energy use?
169 Bent 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 2020 disclosure (source record cambridge:B1560:2020). 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 169 Bent Street's energy grade?
169 Bent Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2020 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 24.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 169 Bent Street use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 24.8 kBtu/ft² (69.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 7,140 sq ft, including 51,916 kWh of electricity.
What are 169 Bent Street's carbon emissions?
169 Bent Street reported 13 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2020.
Where is 169 Bent Street?
169 Bent Street is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.36730, -71.08210 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 169 Bent Street and when was it built?
169 Bent Street has 7,140 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1938 as its year built. It is classed as other.
Is 169 Bent Street covered by BEUDO?
Yes — it appears in the 2020 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, “169 Bent Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/169-bent-street-55118bfd (data as of October 2, 2026).