117 Waterworks
Office in California, CA · 117 Waterworks Way, Irvine · 92618
At a glance
117 Waterworks is a 143,395-square-foot office building at 117 Waterworks Way, Irvine in Irvine, California, built in 1998. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 0.7 kBtu/ft² and 7 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 0.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 7 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 31,500 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 143,395 sq ft |
| Source record | california:4180617:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 0.7 kBtu/ft² | 7 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 1.2 kBtu/ft² | 13 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 1.3 kBtu/ft² | 13 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 1.1 kBtu/ft² | 9 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
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
- 117 Waterworks Way, Irvine
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92618
- Coordinates
- 33.66403, -117.76134
Within ~1 km
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How does 117 Waterworks compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 0.7 kBtu/ft² is about 99% below the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 99% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 143,395 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1998, 13 years later 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 117 Waterworks's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 117 Waterworks, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 1.1 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 0.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 36% decrease. Reported emissions went from 9 tCO₂e to 7 tCO₂e over the same span (down 24%).
What does a site EUI of 0.7 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. 117 Waterworks's 0.7 kBtu/ft² across 143,395 sq ft works out to about 0.1 billion Btu (29 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 31,500 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 117 Waterworks to report its energy use?
117 Waterworks 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:4180617:2024). 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 117 Waterworks's energy grade?
117 Waterworks did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 0.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 117 Waterworks use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 0.7 kBtu/ft² across 143,395 sq ft, including 31,500 kWh of electricity.
What are 117 Waterworks's carbon emissions?
117 Waterworks reported 7 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 117 Waterworks?
117 Waterworks is at 117 Waterworks Way, Irvine, in Irvine, California 92618. Its coordinates are 33.66403, -117.76134 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 117 Waterworks and when was it built?
117 Waterworks has 143,395 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1998 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 117 Waterworks 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, “117 Waterworks, Irvine, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/117-waterworks-ed0b99bf (data as of July 9, 2026).