12811 Garden Grove Blvd
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 12811 Garden Grove Boulevard, Garden Grove · 92843
At a glance
12811 Garden Grove Blvd is a 65,487-square-foot multifamily housing building at 12811 Garden Grove Boulevard, Garden Grove in Garden Grove, California, built in 1979. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 76 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 27.9 kBtu/ft² and 113 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 28% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 76 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 27.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 113 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 331,801 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,084 therms |
| Gross floor area | 65,487 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6876384:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 76 | +6 | 27.9 kBtu/ft² | 113 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 70 | -3 | 29.5 kBtu/ft² | 124 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 73 | +5 | 29.5 kBtu/ft² | 123 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 68 | +1 | 31.5 kBtu/ft² | 119 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 67 | 30.8 kBtu/ft² | 130 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
- 12811 Garden Grove Boulevard, Garden Grove
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92843
- Coordinates
- 33.77484, -117.90921
Within ~1 km
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How does 12811 Garden Grove Blvd compare with other multifamily housing buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 10,630 multifamily housing buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 12811 Garden Grove Blvd's ENERGY STAR score of 76 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 28% of them and lower than 71%. Its site EUI of 27.9 kBtu/ft² is about 19% below the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 18% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 65,487 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1979, 9 years earlier than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 12811 Garden Grove Blvd's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for 12811 Garden Grove Blvd, covering report years 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 67 in 2019 to 76 in 2024 (+9 points). Site EUI moved from 30.8 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 27.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 130 tCO₂e to 113 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 76 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 76 means the building performs better than about 76% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 76 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 12811 Garden Grove Blvd's 27.9 kBtu/ft² across 65,487 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (535 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 331,801 kWh of electricity and 7,084 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 12811 Garden Grove Blvd to report its energy use?
12811 Garden Grove Blvd 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:6876384:2024). 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 12811 Garden Grove Blvd's energy grade?
12811 Garden Grove Blvd scores 76 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 12811 Garden Grove Blvd use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 27.9 kBtu/ft² across 65,487 sq ft, including 331,801 kWh of electricity and 7,084 therms of natural gas.
What are 12811 Garden Grove Blvd's carbon emissions?
12811 Garden Grove Blvd reported 113 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 12811 Garden Grove Blvd?
12811 Garden Grove Blvd is at 12811 Garden Grove Boulevard, Garden Grove, in Garden Grove, California 92843. Its coordinates are 33.77484, -117.90921 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 12811 Garden Grove Blvd and when was it built?
12811 Garden Grove Blvd has 65,487 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1979 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 12811 Garden Grove Blvd 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, “12811 Garden Grove Blvd, Garden Grove, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/12811-garden-grove-blvd-bf20743b (data as of July 9, 2026).