3 Twin Dolphin Dr. Redwood City Ca (Shores Office Center 3)

How does 3 Twin Dolphin Dr. Redwood City Ca (Shores Office Center 3) compare with other office buildings in California?

The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 3 Twin Dolphin Dr. Redwood City Ca (Shores Office Center 3)'s ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 31% of them and lower than 68%. Its site EUI of 34.0 kBtu/ft² is about 40% below the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 43% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 54,147 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1987 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 3 Twin Dolphin Dr. Redwood City Ca (Shores Office Center 3)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 3 Twin Dolphin Dr. Redwood City Ca (Shores Office Center 3), covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 82 in 2018 to 71 in 2024 (-11 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 83. Site EUI moved from 35.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 34.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 114 tCO₂e to 111 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 71 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 71 means the building performs better than about 71% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 71 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 4 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. 3 Twin Dolphin Dr. Redwood City Ca (Shores Office Center 3)'s 34.0 kBtu/ft² across 54,147 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (540 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 274,377 kWh of electricity and 9,186 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 3 Twin Dolphin Dr. Redwood City Ca (Shores Office Center 3) to report its energy use?

3 Twin Dolphin Dr. Redwood City Ca (Shores Office Center 3) 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:2362895:2024). 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.