243 G

How does 243 G 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. 243 G's ENERGY STAR score of 75 compares with an average of 68 across the 2,227 that report a score; it scores higher than 44% of them and lower than 54%. Its site EUI of 6.7 kBtu/ft² is about 69% below 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 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 69% below the group average of 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 62,000 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 173,929 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1975, 13 years earlier 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 243 G's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for 243 G, covering report years 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 62 in 2018 to 75 in 2024 (+13 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 76. Site EUI moved from 13.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 6.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 50% decrease. Reported emissions went from 59 tCO₂e to 27 tCO₂e over the same span (down 53%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 75 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 75 means the building performs better than about 75% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 75 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. 243 G's 6.7 kBtu/ft² across 62,000 sq ft works out to about 0.4 billion Btu (122 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 121,426 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires 243 G to report its energy use?

243 G 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:6732634:2024). 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.