3280 Whipple Road
Laboratory in California, CA · 3280 Whipple Road, Union City · 94587
At a glance
3280 Whipple Road is a 76,765-square-foot laboratory building at 3280 Whipple Road, Union City in Union City, California, built in 2001. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 31.0 kBtu/ft² and 140 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 31.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 140 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 447,620 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,355 therms |
| Gross floor area | 76,765 sq ft |
| Source record | california:18939796:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 31.0 kBtu/ft² | 140 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 34.5 kBtu/ft² | 179 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 45.9 kBtu/ft² | 232 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — |
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
- 3280 Whipple Road, Union City
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94587
- Coordinates
- 37.60530, -122.08149
Within ~1 km
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How does 3280 Whipple Road 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 31.0 kBtu/ft² is about 83% 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 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 84% below the group average of 11.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 76,765 sq ft, it is about 37% below the average floor area of 121,485 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 9 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 3280 Whipple Road's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for 3280 Whipple Road, covering report years 2021–2024. Site EUI moved from 45.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 31.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 32% decrease. Reported emissions went from 232 tCO₂e to 140 tCO₂e over the same span (down 39%).
What does a site EUI of 31.0 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. 3280 Whipple Road's 31.0 kBtu/ft² across 76,765 sq ft works out to about 2.4 billion Btu (697 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 447,620 kWh of electricity and 7,355 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 3280 Whipple Road to report its energy use?
3280 Whipple Road 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:18939796:2024). 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 3280 Whipple Road's energy grade?
3280 Whipple Road did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 31.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 3280 Whipple Road use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 31.0 kBtu/ft² across 76,765 sq ft, including 447,620 kWh of electricity and 7,355 therms of natural gas.
What are 3280 Whipple Road's carbon emissions?
3280 Whipple Road reported 140 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 3280 Whipple Road?
3280 Whipple Road is at 3280 Whipple Road, Union City, in Union City, California 94587. Its coordinates are 37.60530, -122.08149 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 3280 Whipple Road and when was it built?
3280 Whipple Road has 76,765 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2001 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is 3280 Whipple Road 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, “3280 Whipple Road, Union City, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/3280-whipple-road-18455ef0 (data as of July 9, 2026).