259 E. Grand Avenue
Laboratory in California, CA · 259 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco · 94080
At a glance
259 E. Grand Avenue is a 170,618-square-foot laboratory building at 259 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco in South San Francisco, California, built in 2013. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 116.1 kBtu/ft² and 1,187 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 116.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,187 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,584,939 kWh |
| Natural gas | 113,306 therms |
| Gross floor area | 170,618 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6414718:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 116.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,187 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 131.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,372 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 122.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,271 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 121.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,174 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 112.3 kBtu/ft² | 1,120 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 120.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,219 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 87.7 kBtu/ft² | 889 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
- 259 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94080
- Coordinates
- 37.65455, -122.39478
Within ~1 km
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How does 259 E. Grand Avenue compare with other laboratory buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 308 laboratory buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 116.1 kBtu/ft² is about 36% below the average of 181.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 37% below the group average of 11.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 170,618 sq ft, it is about 40% above the average floor area of 121,485 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2013, 21 years later than the group's average year built (1992). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 795 laboratory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 29 and a site EUI of 231.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 259 E. Grand Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 259 E. Grand Avenue, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 87.7 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 116.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 32% increase. Reported emissions went from 889 tCO₂e to 1,187 tCO₂e over the same span (up 34%).
What does a site EUI of 116.1 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 259 E. Grand Avenue's 116.1 kBtu/ft² across 170,618 sq ft works out to about 19.8 billion Btu (5,805 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,584,939 kWh of electricity and 113,306 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 259 E. Grand Avenue to report its energy use?
259 E. Grand Avenue 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:6414718:2024). 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 259 E. Grand Avenue's energy grade?
259 E. Grand Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 116.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 259 E. Grand Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 116.1 kBtu/ft² across 170,618 sq ft, including 2,584,939 kWh of electricity and 113,306 therms of natural gas.
What are 259 E. Grand Avenue's carbon emissions?
259 E. Grand Avenue reported 1,187 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 259 E. Grand Avenue?
259 E. Grand Avenue is at 259 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, in South San Francisco, California 94080. Its coordinates are 37.65455, -122.39478 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 259 E. Grand Avenue and when was it built?
259 E. Grand Avenue has 170,618 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2013 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is 259 E. Grand Avenue 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, “259 E. Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/259-e-grand-avenue-dae860d1 (data as of July 9, 2026).