720 Pfeiffer Big Sur Sp
Other in California, CA · Mm 47.20 Highway 1, Big Sur · 93920
At a glance
720 Pfeiffer Big Sur Sp is a 109,445-square-foot other building at Mm 47.20 Highway 1, Big Sur in Big Sur, California, built in 1890. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 9.1 kBtu/ft² and 71 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 9.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 71 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 291,495 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 109,445 sq ft |
| Source record | california:1383515:2022 |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- Mm 47.20 Highway 1, Big Sur
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93920
- Coordinates
- 36.21825, -121.75401
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
No other benchmarked buildings within ~1 km.
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How does 720 Pfeiffer Big Sur Sp compare with other other buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 773 other buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 9.1 kBtu/ft² is about 84% below the average of 58.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 83% below the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 109,445 sq ft, it is about 79% below the average floor area of 511,890 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1890, 83 years earlier than the group's average year built (1973). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,327 other buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 60 and a site EUI of 63.3 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 9.1 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. 720 Pfeiffer Big Sur Sp's 9.1 kBtu/ft² across 109,445 sq ft works out to about 1 billion Btu (292 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 291,495 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 720 Pfeiffer Big Sur Sp to report its energy use?
720 Pfeiffer Big Sur Sp 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:1383515:2022). 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 720 Pfeiffer Big Sur Sp's energy grade?
720 Pfeiffer Big Sur Sp did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 9.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 720 Pfeiffer Big Sur Sp use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 9.1 kBtu/ft² across 109,445 sq ft, including 291,495 kWh of electricity.
What are 720 Pfeiffer Big Sur Sp's carbon emissions?
720 Pfeiffer Big Sur Sp reported 71 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 720 Pfeiffer Big Sur Sp?
720 Pfeiffer Big Sur Sp is at Mm 47.20 Highway 1, Big Sur, in Big Sur, California 93920. Its coordinates are 36.21825, -121.75401 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 720 Pfeiffer Big Sur Sp and when was it built?
720 Pfeiffer Big Sur Sp has 109,445 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1890 as its year built. It is classed as other.
Is 720 Pfeiffer Big Sur Sp covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “720 Pfeiffer Big Sur Sp, Big Sur, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/720-pfeiffer-big-sur-sp-2bedc544 (data as of July 9, 2026).