250 Binney Street
Laboratory in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
250 Binney Street is a 67,362-square-foot laboratory building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1983. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 980.4 kBtu/ft² and 4,694 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 980.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 2439.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 4,694 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 15,570,999 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Water use | 11,099 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 67,362 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1684:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 980.4 kBtu/ft² | 4,694 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 572.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,719 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 640.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,007 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 720.7 kBtu/ft² | 3,387 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 697.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,237 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 632.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,810 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 532.1 kBtu/ft² | 2,459 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 374.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,807 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 900.9 kBtu/ft² | 4,205 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 1087.9 kBtu/ft² | 5,033 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
- 250 Binney Street
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.36560, -71.08660
Within ~1 km
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How does 250 Binney Street 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 980.4 kBtu/ft² is about 260% above the average of 272.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 67,362 sq ft, it is about 63% below the average floor area of 181,468 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1983 construction date is close to 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 250 Binney Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 250 Binney Street, covering report years 2015–2024. Site EUI moved from 900.9 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 980.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 9% increase. Reported emissions went from 4,205 tCO₂e to 4,694 tCO₂e over the same span (up 12%).
What does a site EUI of 980.4 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. 250 Binney Street's 980.4 kBtu/ft² across 67,362 sq ft works out to about 66 billion Btu (19,355 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 2439.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 15,570,999 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 11,099 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 250 Binney Street to report its energy use?
250 Binney 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 2024 disclosure (source record cambridge:B1684:2024). 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 laboratory buildings in Cambridge
- 40 Smith Place· 63,500 sq ft · EUI 49.4 kBtu/ft²
- 12 Oxford St· 56,215 sq ft · EUI 520.7 kBtu/ft²
- 130 Brookline Street· 54,242 sq ft · EUI 415.0 kBtu/ft²
- 17 Oxford St· 53,329 sq ft · EUI 225.5 kBtu/ft²
- 325 Vassar Street· 52,520 sq ft · EUI 332.2 kBtu/ft²
- 11 Oxford St· 51,360 sq ft · EUI 104.9 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 250 Binney Street's energy grade?
250 Binney Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 980.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 250 Binney Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 980.4 kBtu/ft² (2439.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 67,362 sq ft, including 15,570,999 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are 250 Binney Street's carbon emissions?
250 Binney Street reported 4,694 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 250 Binney Street?
250 Binney Street is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.36560, -71.08660 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 250 Binney Street and when was it built?
250 Binney Street has 67,362 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1983 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is 250 Binney Street 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, “250 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/250-binney-street-5fb24bed (data as of October 2, 2026).