0087 North County Regional Center
Courthouse in California, CA · 325 South Melrose Drive, Vista · 92081
At a glance
0087 North County Regional Center is a 348,006-square-foot courthouse building at 325 South Melrose Drive, Vista in Vista, California, built in 1964. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 125.5 kBtu/ft² and 2,596 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 125.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 2,596 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 5,302,248 kWh |
| Natural gas | 262,803 therms |
| Gross floor area | 348,006 sq ft |
| Source record | california:2795644:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 125.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,596 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 117.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,471 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 106.5 kBtu/ft² | 2,254 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 125.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,488 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 149.5 kBtu/ft² | 3,150 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 186.4 kBtu/ft² | 4,048 tCO₂e |
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
- 325 South Melrose Drive, Vista
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92081
- Coordinates
- 33.18941, -117.25579
Within ~1 km
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How does 0087 North County Regional Center compare with other courthouse buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 114 courthouse buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 125.5 kBtu/ft² is about 64% above the average of 76.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 59% above the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 348,006 sq ft, it is about 88% above the average floor area of 184,912 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1964, 18 years earlier than the group's average year built (1982). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 178 courthouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 62 and a site EUI of 76.2 kBtu/ft².
How has 0087 North County Regional Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 0087 North County Regional Center, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 186.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 125.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 33% decrease. Reported emissions went from 4,048 tCO₂e to 2,596 tCO₂e over the same span (down 36%).
What does a site EUI of 125.5 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. 0087 North County Regional Center's 125.5 kBtu/ft² across 348,006 sq ft works out to about 43.7 billion Btu (12,800 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 5,302,248 kWh of electricity and 262,803 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 0087 North County Regional Center to report its energy use?
0087 North County Regional Center 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 2024 disclosure (source record california:2795644:2024). 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 0087 North County Regional Center's energy grade?
0087 North County Regional Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 125.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 0087 North County Regional Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 125.5 kBtu/ft² across 348,006 sq ft, including 5,302,248 kWh of electricity and 262,803 therms of natural gas.
What are 0087 North County Regional Center's carbon emissions?
0087 North County Regional Center reported 2,596 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 0087 North County Regional Center?
0087 North County Regional Center is at 325 South Melrose Drive, Vista, in Vista, California 92081. Its coordinates are 33.18941, -117.25579 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 0087 North County Regional Center and when was it built?
0087 North County Regional Center has 348,006 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1964 as its year built. It is classed as courthouse.
Is 0087 North County Regional Center covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 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, “0087 North County Regional Center, Vista, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/0087-north-county-regional-center-c30c038c (data as of July 9, 2026).