North Berkeley Senior Center
Commercial in Berkeley, CA · 1901 HEARST AVE
At a glance
North Berkeley Senior Center is a 20,880-square-foot commercial building at 1901 HEARST AVE in Berkeley, California. In its 2025 Berkeley benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 20.7 kBtu/ft².
BESO (BMC Chapter 19.81) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 20.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 57.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 126,525 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 20,880 sq ft |
| Source record | berkeley:3440:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 20.7 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2024 | — | 23.5 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2023 | — | 26.0 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2022 | — | 24.3 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
- 1901 HEARST AVE
- City
- Berkeley
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does North Berkeley Senior Center 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 20.7 kBtu/ft² is about 57% below the average of 48.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 20,880 sq ft, it is about 59% 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 North Berkeley Senior Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 Berkeley disclosures for North Berkeley Senior Center, covering report years 2022–2025. Site EUI moved from 24.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 20.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 15% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 20.7 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. North Berkeley Senior Center's 20.7 kBtu/ft² across 20,880 sq ft works out to about 0.4 billion Btu (127 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 57.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 126,525 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires North Berkeley Senior Center to report its energy use?
North Berkeley Senior Center 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:3440:2025). 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 North Berkeley Senior Center's energy grade?
North Berkeley Senior Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 20.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does North Berkeley Senior Center use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 20.7 kBtu/ft² (57.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 20,880 sq ft, including 126,525 kWh of electricity.
What are North Berkeley Senior Center's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2025.
Where is North Berkeley Senior Center?
North Berkeley Senior Center is at 1901 HEARST AVE, in Berkeley, California.
How big is North Berkeley Senior Center and when was it built?
North Berkeley Senior Center has 20,880 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. It is classed as commercial.
Is North Berkeley Senior Center 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, “North Berkeley Senior Center, Berkeley, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/berkeley/north-berkeley-senior-center-254962a0 (data as of October 2, 2026).