529 Race

How does 529 Race compare with other non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in California?

The latest disclosures cover 2,867 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 529 Race's ENERGY STAR score of 82 compares with an average of 68 across the 2,227 that report a score; it scores higher than 54% of them and lower than 45%. Its site EUI of 5.9 kBtu/ft² is about 73% below the average of 21.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 72% below the group average of 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 63,700 sq ft, it is about 63% below the average floor area of 173,929 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1958, 30 years earlier than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,723 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 66 and a site EUI of 26.0 kBtu/ft².

How has 529 Race's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 529 Race, covering report years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 65 in 2018 to 82 in 2024 (+17 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 100. Site EUI moved from 9.2 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 5.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 36% decrease. Reported emissions went from 41 tCO₂e to 25 tCO₂e over the same span (down 39%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 82 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 82 means the building performs better than about 82% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 82 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. 529 Race's 5.9 kBtu/ft² across 63,700 sq ft works out to about 0.4 billion Btu (110 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 110,912 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires 529 Race to report its energy use?

529 Race 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:6781680:2024). 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.