Fmr. Hillside School
Commercial in Berkeley, CA · 1581 LE ROY AVE
At a glance
Fmr. Hillside School is a 36,000-square-foot commercial building at 1581 LE ROY AVE in Berkeley, California. In its 2025 Berkeley benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 8.9 kBtu/ft².
BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 8.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 22.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 78,610 kWh |
| Natural gas | 504 therms |
| Gross floor area | 36,000 sq ft |
| Source record | berkeley:3880:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 8.9 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2024 | — | 61.5 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
- 1581 LE ROY AVE
- City
- Berkeley
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Fmr. Hillside School compare with other commercial buildings in Berkeley?
The latest disclosures cover 150 commercial buildings in Berkeley, out of 440 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 8.9 kBtu/ft² is about 82% below the average of 48.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 36,000 sq ft, it is about 29% below 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 Fmr. Hillside School's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Berkeley disclosures for Fmr. Hillside School, covering report years 2024–2025. Site EUI moved from 61.5 kBtu/ft² (2024) to 8.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 86% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 8.9 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. Fmr. Hillside School's 8.9 kBtu/ft² across 36,000 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (94 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 22.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 78,610 kWh of electricity and 504 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Fmr. Hillside School to report its energy use?
Fmr. Hillside School 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:3880:2025). 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 Fmr. Hillside School's energy grade?
Fmr. Hillside School did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 8.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Fmr. Hillside School use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 8.9 kBtu/ft² (22.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 36,000 sq ft, including 78,610 kWh of electricity and 504 therms of natural gas.
What are Fmr. Hillside School's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2025.
Where is Fmr. Hillside School?
Fmr. Hillside School is at 1581 LE ROY AVE, in Berkeley, California.
How big is Fmr. Hillside School and when was it built?
Fmr. Hillside School has 36,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. It is classed as commercial.
Is Fmr. Hillside School 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, “Fmr. Hillside School, Berkeley, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/berkeley/fmr-hillside-school-31dbe748 (data as of October 2, 2026).