50 Oxford St
College/University in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
50 Oxford St is a 8,053-square-foot college/university building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1986. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 429.0 kBtu/ft² and 212 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 429.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 673.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 212 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 337,809 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,959 therms |
| Water use | 52 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 8,053 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1267:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 429.0 kBtu/ft² | 212 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 426.5 kBtu/ft² | 210 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 391.8 kBtu/ft² | 193 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 420.4 kBtu/ft² | 210 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 356.3 kBtu/ft² | 175 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 320.9 kBtu/ft² | 153 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 290.5 kBtu/ft² | 149 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 457.9 kBtu/ft² | 233 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 447.9 kBtu/ft² | 228 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 475.2 kBtu/ft² | 244 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
- 50 Oxford St
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.37980, -71.11400
Within ~1 km
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How does 50 Oxford St 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 429.0 kBtu/ft² is about 178% above the average of 154.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 8,053 sq ft, it is about 92% below the average floor area of 96,964 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 37 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 50 Oxford St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 50 Oxford St, covering report years 2015–2024. Site EUI moved from 475.2 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 429.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 244 tCO₂e to 212 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does a site EUI of 429.0 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. 50 Oxford St's 429.0 kBtu/ft² across 8,053 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,012 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 673.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 337,809 kWh of electricity, 6,959 therms of natural gas and 52 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 50 Oxford St to report its energy use?
50 Oxford 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:B1267:2024). 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 50 Oxford St's energy grade?
50 Oxford St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 429.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 50 Oxford St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 429.0 kBtu/ft² (673.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 8,053 sq ft, including 337,809 kWh of electricity and 6,959 therms of natural gas.
What are 50 Oxford St's carbon emissions?
50 Oxford St reported 212 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 50 Oxford St?
50 Oxford St is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.37980, -71.11400 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 50 Oxford St and when was it built?
50 Oxford St has 8,053 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is 50 Oxford 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, “50 Oxford St, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/50-oxford-st-b2c5610c (data as of October 2, 2026).