269 Albany Street
Laboratory in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
269 Albany Street is a 39,120-square-foot laboratory building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1950. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 229.3 kBtu/ft² and 581 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 229.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 486.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 581 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,606,622 kWh |
| Natural gas | 34,897 therms |
| Water use | 247 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 39,120 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1072:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 229.3 kBtu/ft² | 581 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 214.7 kBtu/ft² | 544 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 212.0 kBtu/ft² | 530 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 217.0 kBtu/ft² | 373 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | 35 | +34 | 511.2 kBtu/ft² | 236 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 1 | ±0 | 1287.1 kBtu/ft² | 560 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 1 | ±0 | 1510.1 kBtu/ft² | 682 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 1 | ±0 | 1634.4 kBtu/ft² | 780 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 1 | 2249.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,082 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 464.4 kBtu/ft² | 967 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
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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Location
- Address
- 269 Albany Street
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.35800, -71.10290
Within ~1 km
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How does 269 Albany 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 229.3 kBtu/ft² is about 16% below the average of 272.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 39,120 sq ft, it is about 78% below the average floor area of 181,468 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1950, 34 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 269 Albany Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 269 Albany Street, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 1 in 2016 to 35 in 2020 (+34 points). Site EUI moved from 464.4 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 229.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 51% decrease. Reported emissions went from 967 tCO₂e to 581 tCO₂e over the same span (down 40%).
What does a site EUI of 229.3 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. 269 Albany Street's 229.3 kBtu/ft² across 39,120 sq ft works out to about 9 billion Btu (2,629 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 486.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,606,622 kWh of electricity, 34,897 therms of natural gas and 247 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 269 Albany Street to report its energy use?
269 Albany 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:B1072:2024). 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 269 Albany Street's energy grade?
269 Albany Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 229.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 269 Albany Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 229.3 kBtu/ft² (486.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 39,120 sq ft, including 1,606,622 kWh of electricity and 34,897 therms of natural gas.
What are 269 Albany Street's carbon emissions?
269 Albany Street reported 581 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 269 Albany Street?
269 Albany Street is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.35800, -71.10290 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 269 Albany Street and when was it built?
269 Albany Street has 39,120 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1950 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is 269 Albany 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, “269 Albany Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/269-albany-street-47540711 (data as of October 2, 2026).