302 S Rockefeller Avenue (Ab 802 Rexford)

How does 302 S Rockefeller Avenue (Ab 802 Rexford) 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. 302 S Rockefeller Avenue (Ab 802 Rexford)'s ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 67 across the 2,485 that report a score; it scores higher than 41% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 7.4 kBtu/ft² is about 63% below 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 0.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 62% below the group average of 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 99,282 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 238,298 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 6 years later 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 302 S Rockefeller Avenue (Ab 802 Rexford)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 302 S Rockefeller Avenue (Ab 802 Rexford), covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 72 in 2019 to 71 in 2024 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 72. Site EUI moved from 10.8 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 7.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 31% decrease. Reported emissions went from 76 tCO₂e to 49 tCO₂e over the same span (down 36%).

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. 302 S Rockefeller Avenue (Ab 802 Rexford)'s 7.4 kBtu/ft² across 99,282 sq ft works out to about 0.7 billion Btu (215 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 214,954 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires 302 S Rockefeller Avenue (Ab 802 Rexford) to report its energy use?

302 S Rockefeller Avenue (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:10173540:2024). 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.