5453 Great America
Office in California, CA · 5453 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara · 95054
At a glance
5453 Great America is a 149,608-square-foot office building at 5453 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara in Santa Clara, California, built in 2013. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 551.4 kBtu/ft² and 5,334 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 551.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 5,334 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 35.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 21,075,529 kWh |
| Natural gas | 105,797 therms |
| Gross floor area | 149,608 sq ft |
| Source record | california:4123825:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 551.4 kBtu/ft² | 5,334 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 721.4 kBtu/ft² | 7,438 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 478.4 kBtu/ft² | 4,767 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | 98 | +5 | 433.5 kBtu/ft² | 3,849 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 93 | -7 | 512.4 kBtu/ft² | 4,924 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 100 | +96 | 244.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,362 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 4 | 266.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,612 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
- 5453 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95054
- Coordinates
- 37.41179, -121.97593
Within ~1 km
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How does 5453 Great America compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 551.4 kBtu/ft² is about 878% 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 35.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 890% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 149,608 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2013, 28 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 5453 Great America's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 5453 Great America, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 4 in 2018 to 98 in 2021 (+94 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 100. Site EUI moved from 266.7 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 551.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 107% increase. Reported emissions went from 2,612 tCO₂e to 5,334 tCO₂e over the same span (up 104%).
What does a site EUI of 551.4 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. 5453 Great America's 551.4 kBtu/ft² across 149,608 sq ft works out to about 82.5 billion Btu (24,177 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 21,075,529 kWh of electricity and 105,797 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 5453 Great America to report its energy use?
5453 Great America 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:4123825:2024). 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 5453 Great America's energy grade?
5453 Great America did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 551.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5453 Great America use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 551.4 kBtu/ft² across 149,608 sq ft, including 21,075,529 kWh of electricity and 105,797 therms of natural gas.
What are 5453 Great America's carbon emissions?
5453 Great America reported 5,334 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (35.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 5453 Great America?
5453 Great America is at 5453 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, in Santa Clara, California 95054. Its coordinates are 37.41179, -121.97593 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 5453 Great America and when was it built?
5453 Great America has 149,608 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2013 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 5453 Great America 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, “5453 Great America, Santa Clara, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/5453-great-america-a7f2f78e (data as of July 9, 2026).