65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca
Courthouse in California, CA · 2424 Ventura Street, Fresno · 93721
At a glance
65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca is a 61,000-square-foot courthouse building at 2424 Ventura Street, Fresno in Fresno, California, built in 2007. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 48 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 74.1 kBtu/ft² and 283 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 20% of the 93 scored courthouse buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 48 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 74.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 283 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 915,782 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,249 therms |
| Gross floor area | 61,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:7815742:2020 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020latest | 48 | -1 | 74.1 kBtu/ft² | 283 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 49 | +4 | 73.7 kBtu/ft² | 291 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 45 | 78.6 kBtu/ft² | 307 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
- 2424 Ventura Street, Fresno
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93721
- Coordinates
- 36.73291, -119.78058
Within ~1 km
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How does 65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca compare with other courthouse buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 114 courthouse buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca's ENERGY STAR score of 48 compares with an average of 61 across the 93 that report a score; it scores higher than 20% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 74.1 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 61,000 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 184,912 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 25 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 65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for 65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca, covering report years 2018–2020. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 45 in 2018 to 48 in 2020 (+3 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 49. Site EUI moved from 78.6 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 74.1 kBtu/ft² (2020), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 307 tCO₂e to 283 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 48 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 48 means the building performs better than about 48% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 48 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 27 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. 65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca's 74.1 kBtu/ft² across 61,000 sq ft works out to about 4.5 billion Btu (1,325 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 915,782 kWh of electricity and 14,249 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca to report its energy use?
65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca 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 2020 disclosure (source record california:7815742:2020). 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 65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca's energy grade?
65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca scores 48 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2020 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 74.1 kBtu/ft² across 61,000 sq ft, including 915,782 kWh of electricity and 14,249 therms of natural gas.
What are 65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca's carbon emissions?
65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca reported 283 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is 65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca?
65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca is at 2424 Ventura Street, Fresno, in Fresno, California 93721. Its coordinates are 36.73291, -119.78058 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca and when was it built?
65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca has 61,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2007 as its year built. It is classed as courthouse.
Is 65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2020 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, “65-A2 2424 Ventura Street - 5 Dca, Fresno, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/65-a2-2424-ventura-street-5-dca-c455d505 (data as of July 9, 2026).