24955 Avenue Kearny (Ab 802 Rexford)

How does 24955 Avenue Kearny (Ab 802 Rexford) 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. 24955 Avenue Kearny (Ab 802 Rexford)'s ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 68 across the 2,227 that report a score; it scores higher than 43% of them and lower than 56%. Its site EUI of 6.5 kBtu/ft² is about 70% 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 71% below the group average of 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 69,219 sq ft, it is about 60% below the average floor area of 173,929 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1988 construction date is close to 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 24955 Avenue Kearny (Ab 802 Rexford)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 24955 Avenue Kearny (Ab 802 Rexford), covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 98 in 2019 to 74 in 2024 (-24 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 98. Site EUI moved from 2.8 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 6.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 132% increase. Reported emissions went from 13 tCO₂e to 29 tCO₂e over the same span (up 122%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 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. 24955 Avenue Kearny (Ab 802 Rexford)'s 6.5 kBtu/ft² across 69,219 sq ft works out to about 0.4 billion Btu (132 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 118,191 kWh of electricity and 346 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 24955 Avenue Kearny (Ab 802 Rexford) to report its energy use?

24955 Avenue Kearny (Ab 802 Rexford) 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:10172143:2024). 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.