297 N Bernardo Ave
Laboratory in California, CA · 297 North Bernardo Avenue, Mountain View · 94043
At a glance
297 N Bernardo Ave is a 52,800-square-foot laboratory building at 297 North Bernardo Avenue, Mountain View in Mountain View, California, built in 1983. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 192.8 kBtu/ft² and 612 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 192.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 612 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,825,889 kWh |
| Natural gas | 37,455 therms |
| Gross floor area | 52,800 sq ft |
| Source record | california:11227157:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 192.8 kBtu/ft² | 612 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 201.6 kBtu/ft² | 696 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 214.7 kBtu/ft² | 728 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 183.1 kBtu/ft² | 566 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 250.6 kBtu/ft² | 791 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 190.0 kBtu/ft² | 614 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
- 297 North Bernardo Avenue, Mountain View
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94043
- Coordinates
- 37.38722, -122.04965
Within ~1 km
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How does 297 N Bernardo Ave 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 192.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 181.8 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 11.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 11.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 52,800 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 121,485 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1983, 9 years earlier 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 297 N Bernardo Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 297 N Bernardo Ave, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 190.0 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 192.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 614 tCO₂e to 612 tCO₂e over the same span (down 0%).
What does a site EUI of 192.8 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. 297 N Bernardo Ave's 192.8 kBtu/ft² across 52,800 sq ft works out to about 10.2 billion Btu (2,983 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,825,889 kWh of electricity and 37,455 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 297 N Bernardo Ave to report its energy use?
297 N Bernardo Ave 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:11227157:2024). 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 297 N Bernardo Ave's energy grade?
297 N Bernardo Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 192.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 297 N Bernardo Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 192.8 kBtu/ft² across 52,800 sq ft, including 1,825,889 kWh of electricity and 37,455 therms of natural gas.
What are 297 N Bernardo Ave's carbon emissions?
297 N Bernardo Ave reported 612 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 297 N Bernardo Ave?
297 N Bernardo Ave is at 297 North Bernardo Avenue, Mountain View, in Mountain View, California 94043. Its coordinates are 37.38722, -122.04965 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 297 N Bernardo Ave and when was it built?
297 N Bernardo Ave has 52,800 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1983 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is 297 N Bernardo Ave 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, “297 N Bernardo Ave, Mountain View, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/297-n-bernardo-ave-1614f5b9 (data as of July 9, 2026).