32 Quincy St
Museum in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
32 Quincy St is a 209,788-square-foot museum building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1927. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 137.2 kBtu/ft² and 1,744 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 137.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 206.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,744 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 2,411,794 kWh |
| Natural gas | 90,777 therms |
| Water use | 1,397 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 209,788 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1322:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 137.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,744 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 131.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,701 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 124.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,564 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 107.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,359 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 100.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,440 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 99.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,232 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 79.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,023 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 122.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,718 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 139.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,911 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 186.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,418 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
- 32 Quincy St
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.37410, -71.11410
Within ~1 km
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How does 32 Quincy St compare with other buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 902 benchmarked buildings in Cambridge. Its site EUI of 137.2 kBtu/ft² is about 17% above the average of 117.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 209,788 sq ft, it is about 83% above the average floor area of 114,869 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 35 years earlier than the group's average year built (1962).
How has 32 Quincy St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 32 Quincy St, covering report years 2015–2024. Site EUI moved from 186.6 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 137.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 26% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,418 tCO₂e to 1,744 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).
What does a site EUI of 137.2 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. 32 Quincy St's 137.2 kBtu/ft² across 209,788 sq ft works out to about 28.8 billion Btu (8,435 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 206.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,411,794 kWh of electricity, 90,777 therms of natural gas and 1,397 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 32 Quincy St to report its energy use?
32 Quincy St 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:B1322:2024). 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 32 Quincy St's energy grade?
32 Quincy St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 137.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 32 Quincy St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 137.2 kBtu/ft² (206.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 209,788 sq ft, including 2,411,794 kWh of electricity and 90,777 therms of natural gas.
What are 32 Quincy St's carbon emissions?
32 Quincy St reported 1,744 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 32 Quincy St?
32 Quincy St is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.37410, -71.11410 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 32 Quincy St and when was it built?
32 Quincy St has 209,788 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is 32 Quincy St 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, “32 Quincy St, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/32-quincy-st-d2ce1f0d (data as of October 2, 2026).