1201 Shaffer Rd
Office in California, CA · 1201 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz · 95060
At a glance
1201 Shaffer Rd is a 60,000-square-foot office building at 1201 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, California, built in 1982. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 36.2 kBtu/ft² and 141 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 36.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 141 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 458,434 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,005 therms |
| Gross floor area | 60,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:36286045:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 36.2 kBtu/ft² | 141 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 41.5 kBtu/ft² | 169 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
- 1201 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95060
- Coordinates
- 36.95827, -122.06377
Within ~1 km
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How does 1201 Shaffer Rd 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 36.2 kBtu/ft² is about 36% 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 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 35% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 60,000 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1982 construction date is close to 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 1201 Shaffer Rd's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for 1201 Shaffer Rd, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 41.5 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 36.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 169 tCO₂e to 141 tCO₂e over the same span (down 17%).
What does a site EUI of 36.2 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. 1201 Shaffer Rd's 36.2 kBtu/ft² across 60,000 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (637 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 458,434 kWh of electricity and 7,005 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1201 Shaffer Rd to report its energy use?
1201 Shaffer Rd 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:36286045:2024). 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 1201 Shaffer Rd's energy grade?
1201 Shaffer Rd did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 36.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1201 Shaffer Rd use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 36.2 kBtu/ft² across 60,000 sq ft, including 458,434 kWh of electricity and 7,005 therms of natural gas.
What are 1201 Shaffer Rd's carbon emissions?
1201 Shaffer Rd reported 141 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 1201 Shaffer Rd?
1201 Shaffer Rd is at 1201 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, in Santa Cruz, California 95060. Its coordinates are 36.95827, -122.06377 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 1201 Shaffer Rd and when was it built?
1201 Shaffer Rd has 60,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1982 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1201 Shaffer Rd 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, “1201 Shaffer Rd, Santa Cruz, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/1201-shaffer-rd-255fb6a8 (data as of July 9, 2026).