8 Harvard Yard
College/University in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
8 Harvard Yard is a 25,566-square-foot college/university building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1925. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 188.5 kBtu/ft² and 311 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 188.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 274.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 311 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 280,061 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,541 therms |
| Water use | 765 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 25,566 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1196:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 188.5 kBtu/ft² | 311 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 162.4 kBtu/ft² | 265 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 147.2 kBtu/ft² | 240 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | 41 | -24 | 115.2 kBtu/ft² | 188 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 65 | +21 | 89.5 kBtu/ft² | 145 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 44 | -14 | 100.9 kBtu/ft² | 162 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 58 | +10 | 82.2 kBtu/ft² | 138 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 48 | +2 | 96.4 kBtu/ft² | 162 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 46 | -1 | 101.1 kBtu/ft² | 169 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 47 | 100.5 kBtu/ft² | 172 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 Harvard Yard
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.37360, -71.11850
Within ~1 km
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How does 8 Harvard Yard 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 188.5 kBtu/ft² is about 22% above the average of 154.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 25,566 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 96,964 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1925, 24 years earlier 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 8 Harvard Yard's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 8 Harvard Yard, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 47 in 2015 to 41 in 2021 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 65. Site EUI moved from 100.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 188.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 88% increase. Reported emissions went from 172 tCO₂e to 311 tCO₂e over the same span (up 81%).
What does a site EUI of 188.5 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. 8 Harvard Yard's 188.5 kBtu/ft² across 25,566 sq ft works out to about 4.8 billion Btu (1,412 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 274.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 280,061 kWh of electricity, 5,541 therms of natural gas and 765 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 8 Harvard Yard to report its energy use?
8 Harvard Yard 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:B1196:2024). 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 college/university buildings in Cambridge
- 10 Garden Street· 23,769 sq ft · EUI 35.7 kBtu/ft²
- 12 Harvard Yard· 22,986 sq ft · EUI 65.2 kBtu/ft²
- 230 Albany Street· 22,780 sq ft · EUI 11.9 kBtu/ft²
- 18 Mason Street· 21,864 sq ft · EUI 31.6 kBtu/ft²
- 391 Harvard St· 20,923 sq ft · EUI 59.0 kBtu/ft²
- 19 Oxford Street· 20,360 sq ft · EUI 525.8 kBtu/ft²
- College/University buildings in Cambridge· 203 benchmarked
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Frequently asked questions
What is 8 Harvard Yard's energy grade?
8 Harvard Yard did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 188.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 8 Harvard Yard use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 188.5 kBtu/ft² (274.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 25,566 sq ft, including 280,061 kWh of electricity and 5,541 therms of natural gas.
What are 8 Harvard Yard's carbon emissions?
8 Harvard Yard reported 311 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 8 Harvard Yard?
8 Harvard Yard is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.37360, -71.11850 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 8 Harvard Yard and when was it built?
8 Harvard Yard has 25,566 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1925 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is 8 Harvard Yard 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 Harvard Yard, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/8-harvard-yard-d29beb61 (data as of October 2, 2026).