1947 Center St.
Office in California, CA · 1947 Center Street, Berkeley · 94704
At a glance
1947 Center St. is a 98,800-square-foot office building at 1947 Center Street, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, built in 1947. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 79 out of 100 (grade B) and a site energy-use intensity of 61.9 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 41% 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 | 79 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 61.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 808,562 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 98,800 sq ft |
| Source record | california:1562857:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 79 | +2 | 61.9 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2023 | 77 | -4 | 67.9 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2022 | 81 | +9 | 61.0 kBtu/ft² | 366 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 72 | -7 | 83.7 kBtu/ft² | 466 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 79 | +3 | 78.9 kBtu/ft² | 441 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 76 | ±0 | 79.6 kBtu/ft² | 465 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 76 | 73.0 kBtu/ft² | 462 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
- 1947 Center Street, Berkeley
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94704
- Coordinates
- 37.87018, -122.27137
Within ~1 km
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How does 1947 Center St. compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 1947 Center St.'s ENERGY STAR score of 79 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 41% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 61.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 98,800 sq ft, it is about 35% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1947, 38 years earlier 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 1947 Center St.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 1947 Center St., covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 76 in 2018 to 79 in 2024 (+3 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 81. Site EUI moved from 73.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 61.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 462 tCO₂e to 366 tCO₂e over the same span (down 21%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 79 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 79 means the building performs better than about 79% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 79 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. 1947 Center St.'s 61.9 kBtu/ft² across 98,800 sq ft works out to about 6.1 billion Btu (1,792 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 808,562 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 1947 Center St. to report its energy use?
1947 Center St. 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:1562857:2024). 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 1947 Center St.'s energy grade?
1947 Center St. scores 79 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 1947 Center St. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 61.9 kBtu/ft² across 98,800 sq ft, including 808,562 kWh of electricity.
What are 1947 Center St.'s carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2024.
Where is 1947 Center St.?
1947 Center St. is at 1947 Center Street, Berkeley, in Berkeley, California 94704. Its coordinates are 37.87018, -122.27137 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 1947 Center St. and when was it built?
1947 Center St. has 98,800 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1947 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1947 Center St. 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, “1947 Center St., Berkeley, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/1947-center-st-2d6a1387 (data as of July 9, 2026).