Biggest building emitters in Cambridge
Top 100 by reported greenhouse-gas emissions under BEUDO, latest disclosure year per building. Cambridge's 2023 BEUDO amendments require large non-residential buildings to cut emissions to net zero by 2035–2050, with compliance obligations starting from 2025 reporting.
Top 100 by reported emissions
| # | Building | City | Emissions | Score | Floor area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 250 Massachusetts Avenue | Cambridge | 19,906 tCO₂e | –— | 1,362,662 sq ft |
| 2 | 75 Ames Street | Cambridge | 13,521 tCO₂e | –— | 373,871 sq ft |
| 3 | 43 VASSAR ST | Cambridge | 10,961 tCO₂e | –— | 418,663 sq ft |
| 4 | 250 Massachusetts Avenue | Cambridge | 10,345 tCO₂e | –— | 517,029 sq ft |
| 5 | 330 Mount Auburn St | Cambridge | 10,200 tCO₂e | B76 | 652,524 sq ft |
| 6 | 12 Cambridge Center | Cambridge | 9,993 tCO₂e | –— | 293,912 sq ft |
| 7 | 500 MAIN ST | Cambridge | 9,320 tCO₂e | –— | 367,689 sq ft |
| 8 | 31 AMES ST | Cambridge | 9,113 tCO₂e | –— | 260,390 sq ft |
| 9 | 52 Oxford St | Cambridge | 8,452 tCO₂e | –— | 551,387 sq ft |
| 10 | 360 Binney St | Cambridge | 8,342 tCO₂e | –— | 349,767 sq ft |
| 11 | 555 Technology Square | Cambridge | 7,889 tCO₂e | –— | 457,000 sq ft |
| 12 | 15 Cambridge Center | Cambridge | 7,336 tCO₂e | –— | 245,405 sq ft |
| 13 | 301 Binney Street | Cambridge | 7,160 tCO₂e | –— | 447,187 sq ft |
| 14 | 415 Main Street | Cambridge | 7,064 tCO₂e | –— | 231,028 sq ft |
| 15 | 100 Technology Square | Cambridge | 6,516 tCO₂e | D1 | 255,441 sq ft |
| 16 | 1493 Cambridge Street | Cambridge | 6,465 tCO₂e | D33 | 360,250 sq ft |
| 17 | 100 Binney | Cambridge | 6,401 tCO₂e | –— | 430,305 sq ft |
| 18 | 105 MASSACHUSETTS AVE (REAR) | Cambridge | 6,358 tCO₂e | –— | 183,169 sq ft |
| 19 | 675 W Kendall Street | Cambridge | 5,706 tCO₂e | –— | 311,279 sq ft |
| 20 | 50-60 Binney ST | Cambridge | 5,641 tCO₂e | –— | 532,739 sq ft |
| 21 | 60 Vassar Street | Cambridge | 5,639 tCO₂e | –— | 237,777 sq ft |
| 22 | 21 AMES ST | Cambridge | 5,474 tCO₂e | –— | 133,552 sq ft |
| 23 | One Hampshire St | Cambridge | 5,357 tCO₂e | D5 | 361,302 sq ft |
| 24 | 12 Oxford St | Cambridge | 5,346 tCO₂e | –— | 261,875 sq ft |
| 25 | 350 Water St | Cambridge | 5,230 tCO₂e | –— | 273,077 sq ft |
| 26 | 15 Oxford St | Cambridge | 5,221 tCO₂e | –— | 173,885 sq ft |
| 27 | 45 Sidney Street | Cambridge | 5,216 tCO₂e | –— | 277,000 sq ft |
| 28 | 40 Landsdowne St | Cambridge | 5,173 tCO₂e | –— | 214,638 sq ft |
| 29 | 238 Main Street | Cambridge | 4,958 tCO₂e | –— | 424,430 sq ft |
| 30 | 9 Cambridge Center | Cambridge | 4,933 tCO₂e | –— | 253,819 sq ft |
| 31 | 1 Portland Street | Cambridge | 4,851 tCO₂e | –— | 229,330 sq ft |
| 32 | 810 Main St | Cambridge | 4,837 tCO₂e | –— | 157,000 sq ft |
| 33 | 500 Technology Square | Cambridge | 4,787 tCO₂e | –— | 210,000 sq ft |
| 34 | 32 VASSAR ST | Cambridge | 4,730 tCO₂e | –— | 464,005 sq ft |
| 35 | 250 Binney Street | Cambridge | 4,694 tCO₂e | –— | 67,362 sq ft |
| 36 | 35 Landsdowne Street | Cambridge | 4,633 tCO₂e | –— | 202,423 sq ft |
| 37 | 222 Jacobs Street | Cambridge | 4,585 tCO₂e | –— | 466,713 sq ft |
| 38 | 200 Technology Square | Cambridge | 4,509 tCO₂e | –— | 177,161 sq ft |
| 39 | 21 AMES ST | Cambridge | 4,355 tCO₂e | –— | 143,682 sq ft |
| 40 | 140 First Street | Cambridge | 4,206 tCO₂e | –— | 408,259 sq ft |
| 41 | 205 Alewife Brook Parkway | Cambridge | 4,166 tCO₂e | –— | 28,054 sq ft |
| 42 | 400 Technology Square | Cambridge | 4,038 tCO₂e | –— | 212,123 sq ft |
| 43 | 320 Bent Street | Cambridge | 4,027 tCO₂e | –— | 195,198 sq ft |
| 44 | 50 AMES ST | Cambridge | 3,886 tCO₂e | –— | 112,799 sq ft |
| 45 | 303 Binney St | Cambridge | 3,847 tCO₂e | –— | 480,000 sq ft |
| 46 | 120 VASSAR ST | Cambridge | 3,827 tCO₂e | –— | 122,080 sq ft |
| 47 | 50 VASSAR ST | Cambridge | 3,747 tCO₂e | –— | 145,819 sq ft |
| 48 | 112 Mt Auburn St | Cambridge | 3,594 tCO₂e | –— | 20,800 sq ft |
| 49 | 300 Technology Square | Cambridge | 3,574 tCO₂e | D1 | 175,609 sq ft |
| 50 | 610 Main Street | Cambridge | 3,512 tCO₂e | –— | 278,738 sq ft |
| 51 | 640 Memorial Drive | Cambridge | 3,483 tCO₂e | –— | 225,745 sq ft |
| 52 | 8 Charles River Dam | Cambridge | 3,481 tCO₂e | –— | 460,555 sq ft |
| 53 | 215 1st ST | Cambridge | 3,380 tCO₂e | D15 | 366,723 sq ft |
| 54 | 45 CARLETON ST | Cambridge | 3,324 tCO₂e | –— | 156,676 sq ft |
| 55 | 24 Oxford St | Cambridge | 3,323 tCO₂e | –— | 219,498 sq ft |
| 56 | 700 Main Street | Cambridge | 3,317 tCO₂e | –— | 168,879 sq ft |
| 57 | 210 BENT ST | Cambridge | 3,163 tCO₂e | –— | 142,919 sq ft |
| 58 | 320 Charles Street | Cambridge | 3,083 tCO₂e | –— | 99,513 sq ft |
| 59 | 21 AMES ST | Cambridge | 3,058 tCO₂e | –— | 116,490 sq ft |
| 60 | 100 Cambridge Side Place | Cambridge | 3,053 tCO₂e | –— | 747,697 sq ft |
| 61 | One Broadway | Cambridge | 3,047 tCO₂e | B74 | 392,085 sq ft |
| 62 | 65 Landsdowne Sreet | Cambridge | 3,046 tCO₂e | –— | 122,410 sq ft |
| 63 | 650 E Kendall Street | Cambridge | 3,016 tCO₂e | D38 | 328,136 sq ft |
| 64 | 1575 Cambridge Street | Cambridge | 3,010 tCO₂e | –— | 352,622 sq ft |
| 65 | 245 First Street | Cambridge | 2,996 tCO₂e | –— | 307,004 sq ft |
| 66 | 35 Cambridge Park Drive | Cambridge | 2,992 tCO₂e | –— | 224,252 sq ft |
| 67 | 150 Cambridge Park Drive | Cambridge | 2,986 tCO₂e | –— | 247,548 sq ft |
| 68 | 1 Oxford St | Cambridge | 2,970 tCO₂e | –— | 355,836 sq ft |
| 69 | 150 ALBANY ST | Cambridge | 2,944 tCO₂e | –— | 144,308 sq ft |
| 70 | 65 Landsdowne Street | Cambridge | 2,939 tCO₂e | –— | 124,986 sq ft |
| 71 | One Kendall Square | Cambridge | 2,912 tCO₂e | –— | 246,793 sq ft |
| 72 | 50 Broadway | Cambridge | 2,877 tCO₂e | D22 | 334,260 sq ft |
| 73 | 25 AMES ST | Cambridge | 2,702 tCO₂e | –— | 133,798 sq ft |
| 74 | 200 Cambridge Park Drive | Cambridge | 2,645 tCO₂e | D10 | 221,676 sq ft |
| 75 | 60 VASSAR ST | Cambridge | 2,589 tCO₂e | –— | 75,808 sq ft |
| 76 | 575 Memorial Drive | Cambridge | 2,582 tCO₂e | D37 | 347,000 sq ft |
| 77 | 182 MEMORIAL DR | Cambridge | 2,486 tCO₂e | –— | 121,650 sq ft |
| 78 | 60 VASSAR ST | Cambridge | 2,465 tCO₂e | –— | 133,545 sq ft |
| 79 | 16 Divinity Ave | Cambridge | 2,419 tCO₂e | –— | 73,101 sq ft |
| 80 | 1 Bennet Street | Cambridge | 2,377 tCO₂e | C67 | 498,000 sq ft |
| 81 | 70 VASSAR ST | Cambridge | 2,372 tCO₂e | –— | 102,833 sq ft |
| 82 | 900 Memorial Drive | Cambridge | 2,370 tCO₂e | D47 | 450,849 sq ft |
| 83 | 150 2nd ST | Cambridge | 2,365 tCO₂e | –— | 153,336 sq ft |
| 84 | 750 Main Street | Cambridge | 2,358 tCO₂e | –— | 172,609 sq ft |
| 85 | One Leighton Street | Cambridge | 2,346 tCO₂e | D21 | 612,952 sq ft |
| 86 | 50 VASSAR ST | Cambridge | 2,325 tCO₂e | –— | 84,329 sq ft |
| 87 | 200 Sidney Street | Cambridge | 2,250 tCO₂e | –— | 191,904 sq ft |
| 88 | 64 Sidney Street | Cambridge | 2,239 tCO₂e | –— | 126,000 sq ft |
| 89 | 250 Fresh Pond Parkway | Cambridge | 2,227 tCO₂e | –— | 155,632 sq ft |
| 90 | 450 Water Street | Cambridge | 2,202 tCO₂e | D46 | 350,500 sq ft |
| 91 | 88 Sidney St | Cambridge | 2,178 tCO₂e | –— | 145,275 sq ft |
| 92 | 300 3 Rd ST | Cambridge | 2,109 tCO₂e | –— | 131,639 sq ft |
| 93 | 314 Main St. | Cambridge | 2,100 tCO₂e | B80 | 482,220 sq ft |
| 94 | 33 MASSACHUSETTS AVE (REAR) | Cambridge | 2,073 tCO₂e | –— | 160,124 sq ft |
| 95 | 75 AMHERST ST | Cambridge | 2,046 tCO₂e | –— | 173,875 sq ft |
| 96 | 1586 Massachusetts Avenue | Cambridge | 2,045 tCO₂e | –— | 262,602 sq ft |
| 97 | 399 Binney Street | Cambridge | 2,013 tCO₂e | –— | 165,194 sq ft |
| 98 | One Kendall Square | Cambridge | 1,996 tCO₂e | D10 | 140,058 sq ft |
| 99 | 20 Acorn Park Drive | Cambridge | 1,938 tCO₂e | –— | 164,481 sq ft |
| 100 | 12 Oxford St | Cambridge | 1,903 tCO₂e | –— | 56,215 sq ft |
Frequently asked questions
Which Cambridge building emits the most carbon?
250 Massachusetts Avenue reported 19,906 tCO₂e in its latest BEUDO disclosure — the highest in Cambridge. Cambridge's 2023 BEUDO amendments require large non-residential buildings to cut emissions to net zero by 2035–2050, with compliance obligations starting from 2025 reporting.
Dataset updated . Source: Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) public disclosure.