002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building)
Office in California, CA · 915 Capitol Mall, Sacramento · 95814
At a glance
002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building) is a 164,529-square-foot office building at 915 Capitol Mall, Sacramento in Sacramento, California, built in 1925. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 63 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 112.7 kBtu/ft² and 1,181 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 24% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 63 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 112.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,181 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,262,810 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 164,529 sq ft |
| Source record | california:11893:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 63 | -5 | 112.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,181 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 68 | -2 | 104.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,046 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 70 | 97.8 kBtu/ft² | 988 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — |
Compliance context
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)
AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 915 Capitol Mall, Sacramento
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95814
- Coordinates
- 38.57734, -121.49601
Within ~1 km
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How does 002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building) compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building)'s ENERGY STAR score of 63 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 24% of them and lower than 75%. Its site EUI of 112.7 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 164,529 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1925, 60 years earlier than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for 002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building), covering report years 2019–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 70 in 2020 to 63 in 2022 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 70. Site EUI moved from 97.8 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 112.7 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 15% increase. Reported emissions went from 988 tCO₂e to 1,181 tCO₂e over the same span (up 19%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 63 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 63 means the building performs better than about 63% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 63 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 12 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In California, 65% 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. 002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building)'s 112.7 kBtu/ft² across 164,529 sq ft works out to about 18.5 billion Btu (5,434 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 1,262,810 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building) to report its energy use?
002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building) reports under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10), the legal basis of California's Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide), which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2022 disclosure (source record california:11893:2022). AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building)'s energy grade?
002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building) scores 63 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2022 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building) use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 112.7 kBtu/ft² across 164,529 sq ft, including 1,262,810 kWh of electricity.
What are 002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building)'s carbon emissions?
002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building) reported 1,181 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building)?
002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building) is at 915 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, in Sacramento, California 95814. Its coordinates are 38.57734, -121.49601 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building) and when was it built?
002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building) has 164,529 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1925 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building) covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) (AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “002 Jesse Unruh Building (Ob 1 Building), Sacramento, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/002-jesse-unruh-building-ob-1-building-6084064a (data as of July 9, 2026).