36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean Street
Multifamily Housing in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean Street is a 52,355-square-foot multifamily housing building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1981. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 100 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 10.6 kBtu/ft² and 33 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 85% of the 155 scored multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 100 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 10.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 18.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 33 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 60,194 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,480 therms |
| Water use | 1,425 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 52,355 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1746:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 100 | ±0 | 10.6 kBtu/ft² | 33 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 100 | ±0 | 14.5 kBtu/ft² | 46 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | ±0 | 15.4 kBtu/ft² | 50 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | ±0 | 9.2 kBtu/ft² | 33 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 100 | ±0 | 1.3 kBtu/ft² | 5 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 100 | ±0 | 1.2 kBtu/ft² | 4 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 100 | ±0 | 1.3 kBtu/ft² | 5 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 100 | ±0 | 1.2 kBtu/ft² | 5 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 100 | ±0 | 8.9 kBtu/ft² | 33 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 100 | 9.3 kBtu/ft² | 35 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
- 36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean Street
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.38340, -71.12330
Within ~1 km
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How does 36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean Street compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 187 multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. 36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean Street's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 75 across the 155 that report a score; it scores higher than 85% of them. Its site EUI of 10.6 kBtu/ft² is about 81% below the average of 56.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 52,355 sq ft, it is about 60% below the average floor area of 132,415 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1981, 8 years later than the group's average year built (1973). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean Street, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 100 in both 2015 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 9.3 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 10.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 14% increase. Reported emissions went from 35 tCO₂e to 33 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In Cambridge, 50% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. 36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean Street's 10.6 kBtu/ft² across 52,355 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (163 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 18.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 60,194 kWh of electricity, 3,480 therms of natural gas and 1,425 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean Street to report its energy use?
36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean 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:B1746:2024). 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 36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean Street's energy grade?
36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean Street scores 100 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 Cambridge disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 10.6 kBtu/ft² (18.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 52,355 sq ft, including 60,194 kWh of electricity and 3,480 therms of natural gas.
What are 36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean Street's carbon emissions?
36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean Street reported 33 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean Street?
36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean Street is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.38340, -71.12330 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean Street and when was it built?
36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean Street has 52,355 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1981 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean 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, “36, 38, 40, 42 Linnaean Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/36-38-40-42-linnaean-street-a0014202 (data as of October 2, 2026).