1170 Discovery Way - Amenities
Office in California, CA · 1170 Discovery Way, Sunnyvale · 94089
At a glance
1170 Discovery Way - Amenities is a 59,648-square-foot office building at 1170 Discovery Way, Sunnyvale in Sunnyvale, California, built in 2018. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 21 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 99.0 kBtu/ft² and 320 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 7% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 21 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 99.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 320 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 590,787 kWh |
| Natural gas | 35,127 therms |
| Gross floor area | 59,648 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6415707:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 21 | -3 | 99.0 kBtu/ft² | 320 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 24 | -73 | 83.5 kBtu/ft² | 314 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 97 | +3 | 13.9 kBtu/ft² | 53 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 94 | +70 | 18.8 kBtu/ft² | 74 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 24 | 83.6 kBtu/ft² | 301 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
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Location
- Address
- 1170 Discovery Way, Sunnyvale
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94089
- Coordinates
- 37.40827, -122.03424
Within ~1 km
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How does 1170 Discovery Way - Amenities compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 1170 Discovery Way - Amenities's ENERGY STAR score of 21 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 7% of them and lower than 93%. Its site EUI of 99.0 kBtu/ft² is about 76% above 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 5.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 49% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 59,648 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2018, 33 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 1170 Discovery Way - Amenities's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for 1170 Discovery Way - Amenities, covering report years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 24 in 2019 to 21 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 97. Site EUI moved from 83.6 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 99.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 18% increase. Reported emissions went from 301 tCO₂e to 320 tCO₂e over the same span (up 6%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 21 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 21 means the building performs better than about 21% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 21 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 54 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. 1170 Discovery Way - Amenities's 99.0 kBtu/ft² across 59,648 sq ft works out to about 5.9 billion Btu (1,731 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 590,787 kWh of electricity and 35,127 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1170 Discovery Way - Amenities to report its energy use?
1170 Discovery Way - Amenities 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:6415707:2024). 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 1170 Discovery Way - Amenities's energy grade?
1170 Discovery Way - Amenities scores 21 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1170 Discovery Way - Amenities use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 99.0 kBtu/ft² across 59,648 sq ft, including 590,787 kWh of electricity and 35,127 therms of natural gas.
What are 1170 Discovery Way - Amenities's carbon emissions?
1170 Discovery Way - Amenities reported 320 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1170 Discovery Way - Amenities?
1170 Discovery Way - Amenities is at 1170 Discovery Way, Sunnyvale, in Sunnyvale, California 94089. Its coordinates are 37.40827, -122.03424 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 1170 Discovery Way - Amenities and when was it built?
1170 Discovery Way - Amenities has 59,648 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2018 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1170 Discovery Way - Amenities 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, “1170 Discovery Way - Amenities, Sunnyvale, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/1170-discovery-way-amenities-0d7ae515 (data as of July 9, 2026).