18150-18156 Prairie Ave
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 18150 Prairie Avenue, Torrance · 90504
At a glance
18150-18156 Prairie Ave is a 72,819-square-foot multifamily housing building at 18150 Prairie Avenue, Torrance in Torrance, California, built in 1971. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 86 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 34.5 kBtu/ft² and 145 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 40% 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 | 86 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 34.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 145 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 191,443 kWh |
| Natural gas | 19,089 therms |
| Gross floor area | 72,819 sq ft |
| Source record | california:11672271:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 86 | +2 | 34.5 kBtu/ft² | 145 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 84 | -5 | 37.1 kBtu/ft² | 157 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 89 | +6 | 34.9 kBtu/ft² | 144 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 83 | +5 | 35.1 kBtu/ft² | 142 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 78 | -5 | 36.4 kBtu/ft² | 152 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 83 | 34.7 kBtu/ft² | 150 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
- 18150 Prairie Avenue, Torrance
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90504
- Coordinates
- 33.86652, -118.34332
Within ~1 km
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How does 18150-18156 Prairie Ave 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. 18150-18156 Prairie Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 86 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 34.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 72,819 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1971, 17 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 18150-18156 Prairie Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 18150-18156 Prairie Ave, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 83 in 2019 to 86 in 2024 (+3 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 89. Site EUI moved from 34.7 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 34.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 150 tCO₂e to 145 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 86 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 86 means the building performs better than about 86% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 86 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. 18150-18156 Prairie Ave's 34.5 kBtu/ft² across 72,819 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (736 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 191,443 kWh of electricity and 19,089 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 18150-18156 Prairie Ave to report its energy use?
18150-18156 Prairie Ave 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:11672271:2024). 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 18150-18156 Prairie Ave's energy grade?
18150-18156 Prairie Ave scores 86 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 18150-18156 Prairie Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 34.5 kBtu/ft² across 72,819 sq ft, including 191,443 kWh of electricity and 19,089 therms of natural gas.
What are 18150-18156 Prairie Ave's carbon emissions?
18150-18156 Prairie Ave reported 145 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 18150-18156 Prairie Ave?
18150-18156 Prairie Ave is at 18150 Prairie Avenue, Torrance, in Torrance, California 90504. Its coordinates are 33.86652, -118.34332 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 18150-18156 Prairie Ave and when was it built?
18150-18156 Prairie Ave has 72,819 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1971 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 18150-18156 Prairie Ave 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, “18150-18156 Prairie Ave, Torrance, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/18150-18156-prairie-ave-13191854 (data as of July 9, 2026).