500 Ellinwood Way - Pleasant Hill
Office in California, CA · 500 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill · 94523
At a glance
500 Ellinwood Way - Pleasant Hill is a 45,795-square-foot office building at 500 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill in Pleasant Hill, California, built in 1983. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 81 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 43.8 kBtu/ft² and 142 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 44% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 81 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 43.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 142 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 585,034 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 45,795 sq ft |
| Source record | california:27484612:2023 |
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
- 500 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94523
- Coordinates
- 37.96017, -122.05418
Within ~1 km
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How does 500 Ellinwood Way - Pleasant Hill compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 500 Ellinwood Way - Pleasant Hill's ENERGY STAR score of 81 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 44% of them and lower than 54%. Its site EUI of 43.8 kBtu/ft² is about 22% below the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 45,795 sq ft, it is about 70% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1983 construction date is close to 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 81 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 81 means the building performs better than about 81% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 81 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 500 Ellinwood Way - Pleasant Hill's 43.8 kBtu/ft² across 45,795 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (588 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 585,034 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 500 Ellinwood Way - Pleasant Hill to report its energy use?
500 Ellinwood Way - Pleasant Hill 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:27484612:2023). 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 500 Ellinwood Way - Pleasant Hill's energy grade?
500 Ellinwood Way - Pleasant Hill scores 81 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 500 Ellinwood Way - Pleasant Hill use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 43.8 kBtu/ft² across 45,795 sq ft, including 585,034 kWh of electricity.
What are 500 Ellinwood Way - Pleasant Hill's carbon emissions?
500 Ellinwood Way - Pleasant Hill reported 142 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 500 Ellinwood Way - Pleasant Hill?
500 Ellinwood Way - Pleasant Hill is at 500 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill, in Pleasant Hill, California 94523. Its coordinates are 37.96017, -122.05418 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 500 Ellinwood Way - Pleasant Hill and when was it built?
500 Ellinwood Way - Pleasant Hill has 45,795 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1983 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 500 Ellinwood Way - Pleasant Hill covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “500 Ellinwood Way - Pleasant Hill, Pleasant Hill, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/500-ellinwood-way-pleasant-hill-b1d97a00 (data as of July 9, 2026).