LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE CROSS
Commercial in Berkeley, CA · 1744 UNIVERSITY AVE
At a glance
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE CROSS is a 17,301-square-foot commercial building at 1744 UNIVERSITY AVE in Berkeley, California. In its 2025 Berkeley benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 98 out of 100 (grade A) and a site energy-use intensity of 12.6 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 81% of the 84 scored commercial buildings in Berkeley.
BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 98 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 12.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 18.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 14,491 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,683 therms |
| Gross floor area | 17,301 sq ft |
| Source record | berkeley:9230:2025 |
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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 1744 UNIVERSITY AVE
- City
- Berkeley
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
This source publishes no coordinates, so nearby buildings can't be resolved yet.
See also: most efficient in Berkeley · biggest emitters
How does LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE CROSS compare with other commercial buildings in Berkeley?
The latest disclosures cover 150 commercial buildings in Berkeley, out of 440 buildings citywide. LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE CROSS's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 77 across the 84 that report a score; it scores higher than 81% of them and lower than 14%. Its site EUI of 12.6 kBtu/ft² is about 74% below the average of 48.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 17,301 sq ft, it is about 66% 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 98 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 98 means the building performs better than about 98% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 98 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. LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE CROSS's 12.6 kBtu/ft² across 17,301 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (64 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 18.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 14,491 kWh of electricity and 1,683 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE CROSS to report its energy use?
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE CROSS 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:9230:2025). 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.
More commercial buildings in Berkeley
- 901 GRAYSON ST· 17,188 sq ft · score 96 (A)
- Telegraph Suites· 16,820 sq ft · EUI 40.5 kBtu/ft²
- 2606 DWIGHT WAY· 16,434 sq ft · EUI 41.8 kBtu/ft²
- Pasand Courtyard· 16,067 sq ft · score 92 (A)
- 2736 BANCROFT WAY· 16,000 sq ft · EUI 22.3 kBtu/ft²
- All Souls Parish Episcopal Church· 15,956 sq ft · EUI 4.4 kBtu/ft²
- Commercial buildings in Berkeley· 150 benchmarked
- All Berkeley benchmarked buildings· BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81)
- Most efficient large buildings in Berkeley
- Least efficient large buildings in Berkeley
- Biggest emitters in Berkeley
Frequently asked questions
What is LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE CROSS's energy grade?
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE CROSS scores 98 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 LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE CROSS use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 12.6 kBtu/ft² (18.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 17,301 sq ft, including 14,491 kWh of electricity and 1,683 therms of natural gas.
What are LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE CROSS's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2025.
Where is LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE CROSS?
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE CROSS is at 1744 UNIVERSITY AVE, in Berkeley, California.
How big is LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE CROSS and when was it built?
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE CROSS has 17,301 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. It is classed as commercial.
Is LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE CROSS 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).
Working with Berkeley building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE CROSS, Berkeley, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/berkeley/lutheran-church-of-the-cross-5804940d (data as of October 2, 2026).