34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court
Courthouse in California, CA · 720 Ninth St., Sacramento · 95814
At a glance
34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court is a 291,083-square-foot courthouse building at 720 Ninth St., Sacramento in Sacramento, California, built in 1965. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 66 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 84.0 kBtu/ft² and 1,685 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 57% of the 93 scored courthouse buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 66 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 84.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,685 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,984,734 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,524 therms |
| Gross floor area | 291,083 sq ft |
| Source record | california:7815767:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 66 | -6 | 84.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,685 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 72 | -6 | 75.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,527 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 78 | +8 | 63.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,323 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 70 | 79.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,527 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
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
- 720 Ninth St., Sacramento
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95814
- Coordinates
- 38.58338, -121.49445
Within ~1 km
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How does 34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court compare with other courthouse buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 114 courthouse buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court's ENERGY STAR score of 66 compares with an average of 61 across the 93 that report a score; it scores higher than 57% of them and lower than 41%. Its site EUI of 84.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 76.7 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 23% above the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 291,083 sq ft, it is about 57% above the average floor area of 184,912 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 17 years earlier than the group's average year built (1982). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 178 courthouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 62 and a site EUI of 76.2 kBtu/ft².
How has 34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 70 in 2021 to 66 in 2024 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 78. Site EUI moved from 79.6 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 84.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,527 tCO₂e to 1,685 tCO₂e over the same span (up 10%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 66 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 66 means the building performs better than about 66% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 66 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 9 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. 34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court's 84.0 kBtu/ft² across 291,083 sq ft works out to about 24.5 billion Btu (7,166 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,984,734 kWh of electricity and 8,524 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court to report its energy use?
34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court 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:7815767:2024). 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 34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court's energy grade?
34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court scores 66 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 84.0 kBtu/ft² across 291,083 sq ft, including 2,984,734 kWh of electricity and 8,524 therms of natural gas.
What are 34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court's carbon emissions?
34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court reported 1,685 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court?
34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court is at 720 Ninth St., Sacramento, in Sacramento, California 95814. Its coordinates are 38.58338, -121.49445 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court and when was it built?
34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court has 291,083 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1965 as its year built. It is classed as courthouse.
Is 34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court 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, “34-A1 Gordon Schaber Sacramento Superior Court, Sacramento, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/34-a1-gordon-schaber-sacramento-superior-court-97d9f03b (data as of July 9, 2026).