2727 Skyway

How does 2727 Skyway compare with other distribution center buildings in California?

The latest disclosures cover 3,121 distribution center buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 2727 Skyway's ENERGY STAR score of 86 compares with an average of 67 across the 2,485 that report a score; it scores higher than 59% of them and lower than 39%. Its site EUI of 18.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 19.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 75,000 sq ft, it is about 69% below the average floor area of 238,298 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 5 years earlier than the group's average year built (1994). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,082 distribution center buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 24.2 kBtu/ft².

How has 2727 Skyway's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for 2727 Skyway, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2023 to 86 in 2024 (-14 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 100. Site EUI moved from 8.6 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 18.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 119% increase. Reported emissions went from 43 tCO₂e to 105 tCO₂e over the same span (up 145%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 86 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 86 means the building performs better than about 86% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 86 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. 2727 Skyway's 18.8 kBtu/ft² across 75,000 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (413 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 193,160 kWh of electricity and 11,550 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 2727 Skyway to report its energy use?

2727 Skyway 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:45308994:2024). 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.