24 Fernald Drive
Multifamily Housing in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
24 Fernald Drive is a 181,869-square-foot multifamily housing building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1949. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 91 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 54.0 kBtu/ft² and 559 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 62% of the 155 scored multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 91 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 54.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 75.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 559 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 569,269 kWh |
| Natural gas | 78,864 therms |
| Water use | 7,118 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 181,869 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1234:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 91 | +6 | 54.0 kBtu/ft² | 559 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 85 | +3 | 59.2 kBtu/ft² | 609 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 82 | -12 | 64.4 kBtu/ft² | 660 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 94 | -1 | 52.9 kBtu/ft² | 545 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 95 | +3 | 51.3 kBtu/ft² | 527 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 92 | +1 | 55.6 kBtu/ft² | 562 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 91 | +2 | 57.7 kBtu/ft² | 592 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 89 | -2 | 55.1 kBtu/ft² | 584 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 91 | ±0 | 47.3 kBtu/ft² | 556 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 91 | 49.9 kBtu/ft² | 589 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
- 24 Fernald Drive
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.38280, -71.12600
Within ~1 km
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How does 24 Fernald Drive compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 187 multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. 24 Fernald Drive's ENERGY STAR score of 91 compares with an average of 75 across the 155 that report a score; it scores higher than 62% of them and lower than 35%. Its site EUI of 54.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 56.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 181,869 sq ft, it is about 37% above the average floor area of 132,415 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1949, 24 years earlier than the group's average year built (1973). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 24 Fernald Drive's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 24 Fernald Drive, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 91 in both 2015 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 49.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 54.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 8% increase. Reported emissions went from 589 tCO₂e to 559 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 91 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 91 means the building performs better than about 91% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 91 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In Cambridge, 50% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. 24 Fernald Drive's 54.0 kBtu/ft² across 181,869 sq ft works out to about 9.8 billion Btu (2,878 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 75.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 569,269 kWh of electricity, 78,864 therms of natural gas and 7,118 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 24 Fernald Drive to report its energy use?
24 Fernald Drive 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:B1234:2024). 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 24 Fernald Drive's energy grade?
24 Fernald Drive scores 91 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 Cambridge disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 24 Fernald Drive use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 54.0 kBtu/ft² (75.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 181,869 sq ft, including 569,269 kWh of electricity and 78,864 therms of natural gas.
What are 24 Fernald Drive's carbon emissions?
24 Fernald Drive reported 559 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 24 Fernald Drive?
24 Fernald Drive is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.38280, -71.12600 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 24 Fernald Drive and when was it built?
24 Fernald Drive has 181,869 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1949 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 24 Fernald Drive 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, “24 Fernald Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/24-fernald-drive-2e7272ff (data as of October 2, 2026).