40 Erie Street
Laboratory in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
40 Erie Street is a 100,854-square-foot laboratory building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1996. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 266.2 kBtu/ft² and 1,676 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 266.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 506.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,676 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 3,840,120 kWh |
| Natural gas | 137,465 therms |
| Water use | 3,325 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 100,854 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1766:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 266.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,676 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 277.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,742 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 295.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,846 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 281.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,776 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 257.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,615 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 286.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,705 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 239.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,515 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 250.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,609 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 110.1 kBtu/ft² | 692 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 93.2 kBtu/ft² | 647 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
BMR-200 SIDNEY STREET LLC,
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Location
- Address
- 40 Erie Street
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.35710, -71.10480
Within ~1 km
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How does 40 Erie 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 266.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 272.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 100,854 sq ft, it is about 44% below the average floor area of 181,468 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1996, 12 years later 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 40 Erie Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 40 Erie Street, covering report years 2015–2024. Site EUI moved from 93.2 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 266.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 186% increase. Reported emissions went from 647 tCO₂e to 1,676 tCO₂e over the same span (up 159%).
What does a site EUI of 266.2 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. 40 Erie Street's 266.2 kBtu/ft² across 100,854 sq ft works out to about 26.8 billion Btu (7,868 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 506.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,840,120 kWh of electricity, 137,465 therms of natural gas and 3,325 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 40 Erie Street to report its energy use?
40 Erie 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:B1766:2024). 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 40 Erie Street's energy grade?
40 Erie Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 266.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 40 Erie Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 266.2 kBtu/ft² (506.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 100,854 sq ft, including 3,840,120 kWh of electricity and 137,465 therms of natural gas.
What are 40 Erie Street's carbon emissions?
40 Erie Street reported 1,676 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 40 Erie Street?
40 Erie Street is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.35710, -71.10480 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 40 Erie Street and when was it built?
40 Erie Street has 100,854 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1996 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is 40 Erie 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, “40 Erie Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/40-erie-street-7e93baaf (data as of October 2, 2026).