29 Mount Auburn Street
Worship Facility in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
29 Mount Auburn Street is a 98,819-square-foot worship facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1923. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 35.8 kBtu/ft² and 198 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 35.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 47.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 198 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 157,044 kWh |
| Natural gas | 30,037 therms |
| Water use | 262 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 98,819 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1012:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 35.8 kBtu/ft² | 198 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 33.9 kBtu/ft² | 188 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 38.3 kBtu/ft² | 212 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 41.4 kBtu/ft² | 228 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 34.1 kBtu/ft² | 188 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 41.7 kBtu/ft² | 226 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 44.0 kBtu/ft² | 242 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 39.8 kBtu/ft² | 223 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 26.5 kBtu/ft² | 153 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 31.5 kBtu/ft² | 180 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
ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF BOSTON
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Location
- Address
- 29 Mount Auburn Street
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.37100, -71.11530
Within ~1 km
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How does 29 Mount Auburn Street compare with other worship facility buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 17 worship facility buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 35.8 kBtu/ft² is about 62% below the average of 93.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 98,819 sq ft, it is about 219% above the average floor area of 30,966 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1923, 8 years later than the group's average year built (1915). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 29 Mount Auburn Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 29 Mount Auburn Street, covering report years 2015–2024. Site EUI moved from 31.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 35.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 14% increase. Reported emissions went from 180 tCO₂e to 198 tCO₂e over the same span (up 10%).
What does a site EUI of 35.8 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. 29 Mount Auburn Street's 35.8 kBtu/ft² across 98,819 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,037 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 47.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 157,044 kWh of electricity, 30,037 therms of natural gas and 262 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 29 Mount Auburn Street to report its energy use?
29 Mount Auburn 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:B1012:2024). 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 worship facility buildings in Cambridge
- 41 Alewife Brook Parkway· 48,125 sq ft · score 72 (B)
- 980 Memorial Drive· 37,249 sq ft · score 22 (D)
- 145 Brattle Street· 35,910 sq ft
- 134 Norfolk St· 35,000 sq ft · score 1 (D)
- 23 Harvard Yard· 33,203 sq ft · score 6 (D)
- 1446 Massachusetts Avenue· 31,377 sq ft · score 12 (D)
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Frequently asked questions
What is 29 Mount Auburn Street's energy grade?
29 Mount Auburn Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 35.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 29 Mount Auburn Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 35.8 kBtu/ft² (47.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 98,819 sq ft, including 157,044 kWh of electricity and 30,037 therms of natural gas.
What are 29 Mount Auburn Street's carbon emissions?
29 Mount Auburn Street reported 198 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 29 Mount Auburn Street?
29 Mount Auburn Street is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.37100, -71.11530 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 29 Mount Auburn Street and when was it built?
29 Mount Auburn Street has 98,819 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1923 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is 29 Mount Auburn 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, “29 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/29-mount-auburn-street-3646ada0 (data as of October 2, 2026).