5 cadbury road
K-12 School in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
5 cadbury road is a 55,000-square-foot K-12 school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1963. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 54 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 76.1 kBtu/ft² and 240 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 39% of the 38 scored K-12 school buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 54 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 76.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 108.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 240 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 263,410 kWh |
| Natural gas | 32,888 therms |
| Water use | 798 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 55,000 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1675:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 54 | +4 | 76.1 kBtu/ft² | 240 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 50 | +2 | 79.1 kBtu/ft² | 248 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 48 | +9 | 82.0 kBtu/ft² | 258 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 39 | -61 | 86.7 kBtu/ft² | 275 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 100 | ±0 | 3.5 kBtu/ft² | 10 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 100 | +19 | 0.0 kBtu/ft² | 0 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 81 | -2 | 44.9 kBtu/ft² | 150 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 83 | +63 | 41.2 kBtu/ft² | 144 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 20 | -50 | 80.4 kBtu/ft² | 286 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 70 | 52.8 kBtu/ft² | 184 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
CAMBRIDGE FRIENDS SCHOOL INC
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 5 cadbury road
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.38790, -71.13060
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- 46-56 Linnaean Streetscore —
Residence Hall/Dormitory · 251,014 sq ft
- 21 Walden Square Roadscore 86
Multifamily Housing · 250,389 sq ft
- 362 Rindge Avescore 57
Multifamily Housing · 249,723 sq ft
- 205-225 Walden St.score 89
Multifamily Housing · 229,040 sq ft
- 1 Jackson Placescore 73
Multifamily Housing · 207,765 sq ft
- 1 Jackson Placescore 88
Multifamily Housing · 207,765 sq ft
See also: most efficient in Cambridge · biggest emitters
How does 5 cadbury road compare with other K-12 school buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 45 K-12 school buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. 5 cadbury road's ENERGY STAR score of 54 compares with an average of 60 across the 38 that report a score; it scores higher than 39% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 76.1 kBtu/ft² is about 22% above the average of 62.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 55,000 sq ft, it is about 11% below the average floor area of 61,739 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 7 years later than the group's average year built (1956). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 5 cadbury road's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 5 cadbury road, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 70 in 2015 to 54 in 2024 (-16 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 100. Site EUI moved from 52.8 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 76.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 44% increase. Reported emissions went from 184 tCO₂e to 240 tCO₂e over the same span (up 30%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 54 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: a score of 54 means the building performs better than about 54% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 54 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 21 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 5 cadbury road's 76.1 kBtu/ft² across 55,000 sq ft works out to about 4.2 billion Btu (1,227 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 108.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 263,410 kWh of electricity, 32,888 therms of natural gas and 798 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 5 cadbury road to report its energy use?
5 cadbury road 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:B1675:2024). 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 K-12 school buildings in Cambridge
- 110 Cushing Street· 53,664 sq ft · score 40 (D)
- 178 Coolidge Hill· 42,978 sq ft · score 6 (D)
- 54 Essex Street· 32,918 sq ft · score 87 (A)
- 80 Sparks St.· 31,615 sq ft · score 92 (A)
- 96 Concord Ave· 28,590 sq ft · score 26 (D)
- 765 Concord Avenu· 27,000 sq ft · score 69 (C)
- K-12 School buildings in Cambridge· 45 benchmarked
- All Cambridge benchmarked buildings· BEUDO
- Most efficient large buildings in Cambridge
- Least efficient large buildings in Cambridge
- Biggest emitters in Cambridge
Frequently asked questions
What is 5 cadbury road's energy grade?
5 cadbury road scores 54 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 Cambridge disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 5 cadbury road use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 76.1 kBtu/ft² (108.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 55,000 sq ft, including 263,410 kWh of electricity and 32,888 therms of natural gas.
What are 5 cadbury road's carbon emissions?
5 cadbury road reported 240 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 5 cadbury road?
5 cadbury road is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.38790, -71.13060 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 5 cadbury road and when was it built?
5 cadbury road has 55,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1963 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is 5 cadbury road covered by BEUDO?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under BEUDO.
Working with Cambridge building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “5 cadbury road, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/5-cadbury-road-31e76e30 (data as of October 2, 2026).