8-12 Museum Way
Multifamily Housing in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
8-12 Museum Way is a 525,000-square-foot multifamily housing building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1998. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 88 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 47.6 kBtu/ft² and 1,564 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 54% of the 155 scored multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 88 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 47.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 91.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,564 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 3,619,729 kWh |
| Natural gas | 126,494 therms |
| Water use | 15,302 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 525,000 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1462:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 88 | +6 | 47.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,564 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 82 | -2 | 52.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,707 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 84 | -5 | 52.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,697 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 89 | ±0 | 48.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,576 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 89 | -1 | 49.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,593 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 90 | +8 | 49.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,524 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 82 | -1 | 55.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,768 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 83 | ±0 | 51.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,735 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 83 | +1 | 51.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,727 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 82 | 53.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,821 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
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Location
- Address
- 8-12 Museum Way
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.37020, -71.07170
Within ~1 km
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How does 8-12 Museum Way compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 187 multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. 8-12 Museum Way's ENERGY STAR score of 88 compares with an average of 75 across the 155 that report a score; it scores higher than 54% of them and lower than 41%. Its site EUI of 47.6 kBtu/ft² is about 16% below the average of 56.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 525,000 sq ft, it is about 296% above the average floor area of 132,415 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1998, 25 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 8-12 Museum Way's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 8-12 Museum Way, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 82 in 2015 to 88 in 2024 (+6 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 90. Site EUI moved from 53.3 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 47.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,821 tCO₂e to 1,564 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 88 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 88 means the building performs better than about 88% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 88 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. 8-12 Museum Way's 47.6 kBtu/ft² across 525,000 sq ft works out to about 25 billion Btu (7,324 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 91.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,619,729 kWh of electricity, 126,494 therms of natural gas and 15,302 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 8-12 Museum Way to report its energy use?
8-12 Museum Way 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:B1462:2024). 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 8-12 Museum Way's energy grade?
8-12 Museum Way scores 88 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 8-12 Museum Way use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 47.6 kBtu/ft² (91.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 525,000 sq ft, including 3,619,729 kWh of electricity and 126,494 therms of natural gas.
What are 8-12 Museum Way's carbon emissions?
8-12 Museum Way reported 1,564 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 8-12 Museum Way?
8-12 Museum Way is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.37020, -71.07170 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 8-12 Museum Way and when was it built?
8-12 Museum Way has 525,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1998 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 8-12 Museum Way 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, “8-12 Museum Way, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/8-12-museum-way-c0f154e4 (data as of October 2, 2026).