42-48 Quincy Street
College/University in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
42-48 Quincy Street is a 162,184-square-foot college/university building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1972. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 121.5 kBtu/ft² and 1,298 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 121.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 192.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,298 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,635,283 kWh |
| Water use | 844 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 162,184 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1164:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 121.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,298 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 107.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,152 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 109.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,171 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 89.6 kBtu/ft² | 960 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 68.8 kBtu/ft² | 744 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 110.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,150 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 121.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,353 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 134.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,536 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 97.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,089 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 105.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,195 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
- 42-48 Quincy Street
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.37590, -71.11390
Within ~1 km
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How does 42-48 Quincy Street compare with other college/university buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 203 college/university buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 121.5 kBtu/ft² is about 21% below the average of 154.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 162,184 sq ft, it is about 67% above the average floor area of 96,964 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 23 years later than the group's average year built (1949). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 42-48 Quincy Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 42-48 Quincy Street, covering report years 2015–2024. Site EUI moved from 105.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 121.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 16% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,195 tCO₂e to 1,298 tCO₂e over the same span (up 9%).
What does a site EUI of 121.5 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. 42-48 Quincy Street's 121.5 kBtu/ft² across 162,184 sq ft works out to about 19.7 billion Btu (5,775 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 192.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,635,283 kWh of electricity and 844 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 42-48 Quincy Street to report its energy use?
42-48 Quincy 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:B1164:2024). 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 42-48 Quincy Street's energy grade?
42-48 Quincy Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 121.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 42-48 Quincy Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 121.5 kBtu/ft² (192.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 162,184 sq ft, including 1,635,283 kWh of electricity.
What are 42-48 Quincy Street's carbon emissions?
42-48 Quincy Street reported 1,298 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 42-48 Quincy Street?
42-48 Quincy Street is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.37590, -71.11390 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 42-48 Quincy Street and when was it built?
42-48 Quincy Street has 162,184 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is 42-48 Quincy 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, “42-48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/42-48-quincy-street-76ae5bbd (data as of October 2, 2026).