15485 Sand Canyon
Office in California, CA · 15485 Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine · 92618
At a glance
15485 Sand Canyon is a 102,816-square-foot office building at 15485 Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine in Irvine, California, built in 2016. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 14 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 128.5 kBtu/ft² and 848 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 5% 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 | 14 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 128.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 848 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,454,326 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12,403 therms |
| Gross floor area | 102,816 sq ft |
| Source record | california:4956711:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 14 | -2 | 128.5 kBtu/ft² | 848 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 16 | -1 | 120.4 kBtu/ft² | 860 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 17 | +7 | 113.2 kBtu/ft² | 796 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 10 | +4 | 134.1 kBtu/ft² | 823 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 6 | +3 | 155.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,023 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 3 | ±0 | 172.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,232 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 3 | 174.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,259 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
- 15485 Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92618
- Coordinates
- 33.67096, -117.76817
Within ~1 km
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How does 15485 Sand Canyon compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 15485 Sand Canyon's ENERGY STAR score of 14 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 5% of them and lower than 95%. Its site EUI of 128.5 kBtu/ft² is about 128% 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 8.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 129% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 102,816 sq ft, it is about 32% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2016, 31 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 15485 Sand Canyon's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 15485 Sand Canyon, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 3 in 2018 to 14 in 2024 (+11 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 17. Site EUI moved from 174.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 128.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 26% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,259 tCO₂e to 848 tCO₂e over the same span (down 33%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 14 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 14 means the building performs better than about 14% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 14 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 61 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. 15485 Sand Canyon's 128.5 kBtu/ft² across 102,816 sq ft works out to about 13.2 billion Btu (3,872 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 3,454,326 kWh of electricity and 12,403 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 15485 Sand Canyon to report its energy use?
15485 Sand Canyon 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:4956711:2024). 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 15485 Sand Canyon's energy grade?
15485 Sand Canyon scores 14 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 15485 Sand Canyon use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 128.5 kBtu/ft² across 102,816 sq ft, including 3,454,326 kWh of electricity and 12,403 therms of natural gas.
What are 15485 Sand Canyon's carbon emissions?
15485 Sand Canyon reported 848 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 15485 Sand Canyon?
15485 Sand Canyon is at 15485 Sand Canyon Avenue, Irvine, in Irvine, California 92618. Its coordinates are 33.67096, -117.76817 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 15485 Sand Canyon and when was it built?
15485 Sand Canyon has 102,816 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2016 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 15485 Sand Canyon 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, “15485 Sand Canyon, Irvine, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/15485-sand-canyon-b4d712fd (data as of July 9, 2026).