56-B1 East County Courthouse
Courthouse in California, CA · 3855 Alamo Street, Simi Valley · 93063
At a glance
56-B1 East County Courthouse is a 82,480-square-foot courthouse building at 3855 Alamo Street, Simi Valley in Simi Valley, California, built in 1991. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 56 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 74.9 kBtu/ft² and 383 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 34% of the 93 scored courthouse buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 56 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 74.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 383 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,095,664 kWh |
| Natural gas | 25,317 therms |
| Gross floor area | 82,480 sq ft |
| Source record | california:10153508:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 56 | +1 | 74.9 kBtu/ft² | 383 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 55 | +12 | 81.4 kBtu/ft² | 418 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 43 | +2 | 97.8 kBtu/ft² | 477 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 41 | -16 | 102.9 kBtu/ft² | 469 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 57 | 83.1 kBtu/ft² | 397 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
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
- 3855 Alamo Street, Simi Valley
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93063
- Coordinates
- 34.28754, -118.72156
Within ~1 km
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How does 56-B1 East County Courthouse compare with other courthouse buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 114 courthouse buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 56-B1 East County Courthouse's ENERGY STAR score of 56 compares with an average of 61 across the 93 that report a score; it scores higher than 34% of them and lower than 61%. Its site EUI of 74.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 76.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 82,480 sq ft, it is about 55% below the average floor area of 184,912 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1991, 9 years later than the group's average year built (1982). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 178 courthouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 62 and a site EUI of 76.2 kBtu/ft².
How has 56-B1 East County Courthouse's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 56-B1 East County Courthouse, covering report years 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 57 in 2020 to 56 in 2024 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 57. Site EUI moved from 83.1 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 74.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 397 tCO₂e to 383 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 56 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 56 means the building performs better than about 56% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 56 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 19 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. 56-B1 East County Courthouse's 74.9 kBtu/ft² across 82,480 sq ft works out to about 6.2 billion Btu (1,811 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,095,664 kWh of electricity and 25,317 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 56-B1 East County Courthouse to report its energy use?
56-B1 East County Courthouse 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:10153508:2024). 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 56-B1 East County Courthouse's energy grade?
56-B1 East County Courthouse scores 56 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 56-B1 East County Courthouse use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 74.9 kBtu/ft² across 82,480 sq ft, including 1,095,664 kWh of electricity and 25,317 therms of natural gas.
What are 56-B1 East County Courthouse's carbon emissions?
56-B1 East County Courthouse reported 383 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 56-B1 East County Courthouse?
56-B1 East County Courthouse is at 3855 Alamo Street, Simi Valley, in Simi Valley, California 93063. Its coordinates are 34.28754, -118.72156 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 56-B1 East County Courthouse and when was it built?
56-B1 East County Courthouse has 82,480 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1991 as its year built. It is classed as courthouse.
Is 56-B1 East County Courthouse 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, “56-B1 East County Courthouse, Simi Valley, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/56-b1-east-county-courthouse-fd317f83 (data as of July 9, 2026).