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4988 Great America Pkwy

Office in California, CA · 4988 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara · 95054

At a glance

4988 Great America Pkwy is a 140,965-square-foot office building at 4988 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara in Santa Clara, California, built in 1997. 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 80.9 kBtu/ft² and 718 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 26% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.

ENERGY STAR score
66
band C · 2024
Site EUI
80.9
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
718
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
5.1
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
140,965
sq ft
Year built
1997
vintage
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AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score66 (band C)
Site EUI80.9 kBtu/ft²
Source EUI—
GHG emissions718 tCO₂e
GHG intensity5.1 kgCO₂e/ft²
Electricity2,489,989 kWh
Natural gas29,022 therms
Gross floor area140,965 sq ft
Source recordcalifornia:6432373:2024

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2024latest66+4080.9 kBtu/ft²718 tCO₂e
202326+11130.0 kBtu/ft²1,256 tCO₂e
202215+4158.5 kBtu/ft²1,478 tCO₂e
202111+10166.8 kBtu/ft²1,409 tCO₂e
20201-5287.9 kBtu/ft²2,649 tCO₂e
20196197.3 kBtu/ft²1,878 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.

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Ownership

No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.

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Location

Address
4988 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara
State
California
ZIP
95054
Coordinates
37.40286, -121.97855

Within ~1 km

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How does 4988 Great America Pkwy compare with other office buildings in California?

The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 4988 Great America Pkwy's ENERGY STAR score of 66 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 26% of them and lower than 73%. Its site EUI of 80.9 kBtu/ft² is about 43% above the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 41% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 140,965 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1997, 12 years later than 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 4988 Great America Pkwy's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 4988 Great America Pkwy, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 6 in 2019 to 66 in 2024 (+60 points). Site EUI moved from 197.3 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 80.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 59% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,878 tCO₂e to 718 tCO₂e over the same span (down 62%).

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. 4988 Great America Pkwy's 80.9 kBtu/ft² across 140,965 sq ft works out to about 11.4 billion Btu (3,342 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,489,989 kWh of electricity and 29,022 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 4988 Great America Pkwy to report its energy use?

4988 Great America Pkwy 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:6432373:2024). 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 4988 Great America Pkwy's energy grade?

4988 Great America Pkwy 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 4988 Great America Pkwy use?

Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 80.9 kBtu/ft² across 140,965 sq ft, including 2,489,989 kWh of electricity and 29,022 therms of natural gas.

What are 4988 Great America Pkwy's carbon emissions?

4988 Great America Pkwy reported 718 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.

Where is 4988 Great America Pkwy?

4988 Great America Pkwy is at 4988 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, in Santa Clara, California 95054. Its coordinates are 37.40286, -121.97855 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.

How big is 4988 Great America Pkwy and when was it built?

4988 Great America Pkwy has 140,965 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1997 as its year built. It is classed as office.

Is 4988 Great America Pkwy 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, “4988 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/4988-great-america-pkwy-a388caa8 (data as of July 9, 2026).