1890 Ord Way

How does 1890 Ord Way compare with other non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in California?

The latest disclosures cover 2,867 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 1890 Ord Way's ENERGY STAR score of 70 compares with an average of 68 across the 2,227 that report a score; it scores higher than 39% of them and lower than 60%. Its site EUI of 11.2 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 21.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 89,686 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 173,929 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 11 years later than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,723 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 66 and a site EUI of 26.0 kBtu/ft².

How has 1890 Ord Way's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 1890 Ord Way, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 89 in 2019 to 70 in 2024 (-19 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 89. Site EUI moved from 8.5 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 11.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 32% increase. Reported emissions went from 54 tCO₂e to 67 tCO₂e over the same span (up 25%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 70 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 70 means the building performs better than about 70% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 70 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 5 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. 1890 Ord Way's 11.2 kBtu/ft² across 89,686 sq ft works out to about 1 billion Btu (294 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 296,259 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires 1890 Ord Way to report its energy use?

1890 Ord Way 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:6116506:2024). 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.