This data set combines information from eight sustainable building certification programs, including two City regulatory programs, to show the extent and location of sustainable buildings in Cambridge. For inclusion in this data set, a building must meet at least one of the following criteria: receive approval from the City’s Article 22 regulatory process; receive certification from the Passive House program; receive certification from Enterprise Green Communities; or receive LEED certification under a LEED system that requires the whole building to meet sustainability standards. Some buildings meet two or more of these criteria. Information provided about the applicable sustainable building programs for qualifying buildings includes certification levels, certification types, ratings, or scores. Additionally, this data set contains information about other certifications (ENERGY STAR, Fitwel, and WELL) that may apply to covered buildings. If a covered building participates in the City’s BEUDO regulatory process, this data set indicates that. More specific information about BEUDO building energy usage can be found in the separate BUEDO data set. In this dataset, we use Cambridge GIS Building IDs as unique identifiers for certified sustainable buildings. Building IDs refer to one physical structure, even if there are multiple street addresses associated with that structure.
This dataset has the following 18 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building ID | building_id | text | Cambridge GIS Building ID associated with the certified sustainable building. | 109-9 119-4 131-1 131-13 138-12 view top 100 |
| Article 22 System and Level Equivalency | article_22_system_level | text | Article 22 authorized rating program and standard met by project or building type. The project may or may not be certified by the cited program. | Rating System & Level Equivalency: LEED New Construction 2009, Silver Rating System & Level Equivalency: LEED for Homes 2009, Silver Rating System & Level Equivalency: LEED New Construction 2009, Gold Rating System & Level Equivalency: LEED Core & Shell 2009, Gold Rating System & Level Equivalency: LEED BD+C: New Construction v4, Gold view top 100 |
| BUEDO | buedo | checkbox | Indicates building energy use is reported through BEUDO program. | true false view top 100 |
| Enterprise Green Communities Certification Template | egc_certification | text | Applicable Enterprise Green Communities certification criteria. | Certification Workbook 2011 Certification Workbook 2015 view top 100 |
| Enterprise Green Communities Points Achieved | ecg_points | number | Optional EGC points achieved by project beyond mandatory requirements. | 42 54 43 52 71 view top 100 |
| LEED Total Certifications | leed_total_certifications | number | Count of LEED certifications obtained by building. Counts only systems requiring whole building meet sustainability standards. | 1 2 view top 100 |
| LEED Last Certification Date | leed_last_certification_date | calendar_date | Date of the most recent “whole-building” LEED certification obtained by building. | 2014-03-07T00:00:00.000 2013-02-27T00:00:00.000 2017-03-08T00:00:00.000 2014-08-18T00:00:00.000 2007-12-20T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| LEED Last System and Version | leed_last_cert_system_version | text | System and version of the most recent “whole-building” LEED certification obtained by building. | LEED for Homes v2008 LEED BD+C v2009 LEED CS v2009 LEED BD+C v2.2 LEED BD+C v2.1 view top 100 |
| LEED Last Certification Level | leed_last_certification_level | text | Certification level of most recent “whole-building” LEED certification (Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum). | Gold Silver Platinum Certified view top 100 |
| Passive House Certification Version | passive_house_certification | text | Applicable Passive House certification version(s)/standard(s). | PHIUS+2015 PHIUS+ 2015 PHIUS+2015, PHIUS+ Source Zero PHIUS+ Source Zero view top 100 |
| ENERGY STAR Count of Years Certified | energy_star_yrs_certified | number | Count of years building obtained ENERGY STAR certification. | 2 4 1 3 view top 100 |
| ENERGY STAR Most Recent Year Certified | energy_star_most_recent_yr | text | Most recent year building obtained ENERGY STAR certification. | 2020 2019 view top 100 |
| ENERGY STAR Most Recent Score | energy_star_most_recent_score | number | ENERGY STAR score received at most recent certification. | 98 85 82 83 88 view top 100 |
| Fitwel Star Rating | fitwel_star_rating | number | Fitwel certification level achieved by building (1, 2 or 3 stars). | 1 2 3 view top 100 |
| WELL Version | well_version | text | Applicable WELL Building Standards criteria. | WELL v2 Pilot view top 100 |
| WELL Project Type | well_project_type | text | WELL project typology. | Office Spaces view top 100 |
| WELL Certification Level | well_certification_level | text | WELL certification level achieved (Certified Pilot, Certified Compliance, Certified Bronze, Certified Silver, Certified Gold, and Certified Platinum). | Platinum view top 100 |
| Latitude-Longitude | latitude_longitude | point | The latitude and longitude of the building centroid associated with the Building ID. | {"coordinates":[-71.11751586,42.37008997],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-71.08151874,42.36337878],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-71.13346622,42.39770081],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-71.0780398,42.36757624],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-71.06874738,42.36979172],"type":"Point"} view top 100 |