Berkeley Center Bldg
Commercial in Berkeley, CA · 2175 MILVIA ST
At a glance
Berkeley Center Bldg is a 48,931-square-foot commercial building at 2175 MILVIA ST in Berkeley, California. In its 2025 Berkeley benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 87 out of 100 (grade A) and a site energy-use intensity of 56.9 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 48% of the 84 scored commercial buildings in Berkeley.
BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 87 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 56.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 94.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 283,388 kWh |
| Natural gas | 18,172 therms |
| Gross floor area | 48,931 sq ft |
| Source record | berkeley:3110:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 87 | ±0 | 56.9 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2024 | 87 | -2 | 53.1 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2023 | 89 | 50.9 kBtu/ft² | — |
Compliance context
BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81)
Berkeley's BESO requires annual benchmarking for commercial and multifamily buildings of 15,000 sq ft or more, with energy assessments at time of listing and every five years for buildings of 25,000 sq ft or more.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 2175 MILVIA ST
- City
- Berkeley
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Berkeley Center Bldg compare with other commercial buildings in Berkeley?
The latest disclosures cover 150 commercial buildings in Berkeley, out of 440 buildings citywide. Berkeley Center Bldg's ENERGY STAR score of 87 compares with an average of 77 across the 84 that report a score; it scores higher than 48% of them and lower than 48%. Its site EUI of 56.9 kBtu/ft² is about 17% above the average of 48.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 48,931 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 50,513 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,307 commercial buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 76 and a site EUI of 51.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Berkeley Center Bldg's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Berkeley disclosures for Berkeley Center Bldg, covering report years 2023–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 89 in 2023 to 87 in 2025 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 89. Site EUI moved from 50.9 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 56.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 12% increase.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 87 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 87 means the building performs better than about 87% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 87 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 Berkeley, 82% 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. Berkeley Center Bldg's 56.9 kBtu/ft² across 48,931 sq ft works out to about 2.8 billion Btu (816 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 94.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 283,388 kWh of electricity and 18,172 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Berkeley Center Bldg to report its energy use?
Berkeley Center Bldg reports under BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81), the legal basis of Berkeley's Building Emissions Saving Ordinance, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2025 disclosure (source record berkeley:3110:2025). Berkeley's BESO requires annual benchmarking for commercial and multifamily buildings of 15,000 sq ft or more, with energy assessments at time of listing and every five years for buildings of 25,000 sq ft or more.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Berkeley Center Bldg's energy grade?
Berkeley Center Bldg scores 87 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2025 Berkeley disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Berkeley Center Bldg use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 56.9 kBtu/ft² (94.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 48,931 sq ft, including 283,388 kWh of electricity and 18,172 therms of natural gas.
What are Berkeley Center Bldg's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2025.
Where is Berkeley Center Bldg?
Berkeley Center Bldg is at 2175 MILVIA ST, in Berkeley, California.
How big is Berkeley Center Bldg and when was it built?
Berkeley Center Bldg has 48,931 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. It is classed as commercial.
Is Berkeley Center Bldg covered by BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81)?
Yes — it appears in the 2025 Building Emissions Saving Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81).
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About this data
Source: Building Emissions Saving Ordinance (BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Berkeley Center Bldg, Berkeley, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/berkeley/berkeley-center-bldg-f9532084 (data as of October 2, 2026).