345 Railroad Ave - Iron Horse Plaza
Strip Mall in California, CA · 345 Railroad Ave, Danville · 94526
At a glance
345 Railroad Ave - Iron Horse Plaza is a 67,000-square-foot strip mall building at 345 Railroad Ave, Danville in Danville, California, built in 1980. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 140.0 kBtu/ft² and 578 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 140.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 578 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,787,093 kWh |
| Natural gas | 32,664 therms |
| Gross floor area | 67,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6374243:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 140.0 kBtu/ft² | 578 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 132.4 kBtu/ft² | 583 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 128.3 kBtu/ft² | 552 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | 385 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 140.1 kBtu/ft² | 614 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 122.8 kBtu/ft² | 537 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
- 345 Railroad Ave, Danville
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94526
- Coordinates
- 37.81941, -121.99876
Within ~1 km
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How does 345 Railroad Ave - Iron Horse Plaza compare with other strip mall buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 937 strip mall buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 140.0 kBtu/ft² is about 86% above the average of 75.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 84% above the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 67,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 5 years earlier than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 345 Railroad Ave - Iron Horse Plaza's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 345 Railroad Ave - Iron Horse Plaza, covering report years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024. Site EUI moved from 122.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 140.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 14% increase. Reported emissions went from 537 tCO₂e to 578 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does a site EUI of 140.0 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. 345 Railroad Ave - Iron Horse Plaza's 140.0 kBtu/ft² across 67,000 sq ft works out to about 9.4 billion Btu (2,749 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,787,093 kWh of electricity and 32,664 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 345 Railroad Ave - Iron Horse Plaza to report its energy use?
345 Railroad Ave - Iron Horse Plaza 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:6374243:2024). 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 345 Railroad Ave - Iron Horse Plaza's energy grade?
345 Railroad Ave - Iron Horse Plaza did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 140.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 345 Railroad Ave - Iron Horse Plaza use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 140.0 kBtu/ft² across 67,000 sq ft, including 1,787,093 kWh of electricity and 32,664 therms of natural gas.
What are 345 Railroad Ave - Iron Horse Plaza's carbon emissions?
345 Railroad Ave - Iron Horse Plaza reported 578 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 345 Railroad Ave - Iron Horse Plaza?
345 Railroad Ave - Iron Horse Plaza is at 345 Railroad Ave, Danville, in Danville, California 94526. Its coordinates are 37.81941, -121.99876 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 345 Railroad Ave - Iron Horse Plaza and when was it built?
345 Railroad Ave - Iron Horse Plaza has 67,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 345 Railroad Ave - Iron Horse Plaza 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, “345 Railroad Ave - Iron Horse Plaza, Danville, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/345-railroad-ave-iron-horse-plaza-6571f8a3 (data as of July 9, 2026).