One Kendall Square
Movie Theater in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
One Kendall Square is a 25,800-square-foot movie theater building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1988. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 75.9 kBtu/ft² and 132 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 75.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 177.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 132 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 422,413 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,169 therms |
| Water use | 233 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 25,800 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1449:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 75.9 kBtu/ft² | 132 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 82.2 kBtu/ft² | 141 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 44.4 kBtu/ft² | 71 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 57.9 kBtu/ft² | 95 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 55.9 kBtu/ft² | 90 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 92.6 kBtu/ft² | 149 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 102.7 kBtu/ft² | 173 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 90.2 kBtu/ft² | 160 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 78.2 kBtu/ft² | 140 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 70.6 kBtu/ft² | 140 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
ARE-MA REGION NO. 58, LLC
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Location
- Address
- One Kendall Square
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.36840, -71.09010
Within ~1 km
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How does One Kendall Square compare with other buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 902 benchmarked buildings in Cambridge. Its site EUI of 75.9 kBtu/ft² is about 35% below the average of 117.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 25,800 sq ft, it is about 78% below the average floor area of 114,869 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1988, 26 years later than the group's average year built (1962). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 245 movie theater buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 92 and a site EUI of 73.0 kBtu/ft².
How has One Kendall Square's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for One Kendall Square, covering report years 2015–2024. Site EUI moved from 70.6 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 75.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 8% increase. Reported emissions went from 140 tCO₂e to 132 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does a site EUI of 75.9 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. One Kendall Square's 75.9 kBtu/ft² across 25,800 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (574 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 177.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 422,413 kWh of electricity, 5,169 therms of natural gas and 233 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires One Kendall Square to report its energy use?
One Kendall Square 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:B1449:2024). 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 One Kendall Square's energy grade?
One Kendall Square did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 75.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does One Kendall Square use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 75.9 kBtu/ft² (177.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 25,800 sq ft, including 422,413 kWh of electricity and 5,169 therms of natural gas.
What are One Kendall Square's carbon emissions?
One Kendall Square reported 132 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is One Kendall Square?
One Kendall Square is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.36840, -71.09010 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is One Kendall Square and when was it built?
One Kendall Square has 25,800 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1988 as its year built. It is classed as movie theater.
Is One Kendall Square 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, “One Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/one-kendall-square-942d1710 (data as of October 2, 2026).