250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Drinking Water Treatment & Distribution in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
250 Fresh Pond Parkway is a 155,632-square-foot drinking water treatment & distribution building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 2004. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 216.0 kBtu/ft² and 2,227 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 216.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 505.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,227 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 7,275,400 kWh |
| Natural gas | 81,858 therms |
| Water use | 42,986 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 155,632 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1047:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 216.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,227 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 205.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,133 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 178.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,827 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 202.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,093 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 196.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,002 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 208.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,996 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 213.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,174 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 218.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,360 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 194.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,076 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 241.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,676 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
- 250 Fresh Pond Parkway
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.38290, -71.14400
Within ~1 km
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How does 250 Fresh Pond Parkway compare with other buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 902 benchmarked buildings in Cambridge. Its site EUI of 216.0 kBtu/ft² is about 84% above the average of 117.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 155,632 sq ft, it is about 35% above the average floor area of 114,869 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2004, 42 years later than the group's average year built (1962).
How has 250 Fresh Pond Parkway's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 250 Fresh Pond Parkway, covering report years 2015–2024. Site EUI moved from 241.4 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 216.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,676 tCO₂e to 2,227 tCO₂e over the same span (down 17%).
What does a site EUI of 216.0 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 Fresh Pond Parkway's 216.0 kBtu/ft² across 155,632 sq ft works out to about 33.6 billion Btu (9,852 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 505.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 7,275,400 kWh of electricity, 81,858 therms of natural gas and 42,986 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 250 Fresh Pond Parkway to report its energy use?
250 Fresh Pond Parkway 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:B1047:2024). 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 250 Fresh Pond Parkway's energy grade?
250 Fresh Pond Parkway did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 216.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 250 Fresh Pond Parkway use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 216.0 kBtu/ft² (505.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 155,632 sq ft, including 7,275,400 kWh of electricity and 81,858 therms of natural gas.
What are 250 Fresh Pond Parkway's carbon emissions?
250 Fresh Pond Parkway reported 2,227 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 250 Fresh Pond Parkway?
250 Fresh Pond Parkway is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.38290, -71.14400 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 250 Fresh Pond Parkway and when was it built?
250 Fresh Pond Parkway has 155,632 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2004 as its year built. It is classed as drinking water treatment & distribution.
Is 250 Fresh Pond Parkway 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 Fresh Pond Parkway, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/250-fresh-pond-parkway-9fa7776a (data as of October 2, 2026).