7525 Irvine Center Drive
Office in California, CA · 7525 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine · 92618
At a glance
7525 Irvine Center Drive is a 63,412-square-foot office building at 7525 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine in Irvine, California, built in 1998. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 69 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 39.4 kBtu/ft² and 151 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 29% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 69 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 39.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 151 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 517,911 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,432 therms |
| Gross floor area | 63,412 sq ft |
| Source record | california:2026864:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 69 | +14 | 39.4 kBtu/ft² | 151 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 55 | -3 | 47.5 kBtu/ft² | 196 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 58 | -6 | 44.2 kBtu/ft² | 180 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 64 | -14 | 45.4 kBtu/ft² | 164 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 78 | +4 | 49.5 kBtu/ft² | 196 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 74 | +13 | 51.0 kBtu/ft² | 216 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 61 | 56.6 kBtu/ft² | 237 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
- 7525 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92618
- Coordinates
- 33.66365, -117.75264
Within ~1 km
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How does 7525 Irvine Center Drive compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 7525 Irvine Center Drive's ENERGY STAR score of 69 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 29% of them and lower than 70%. Its site EUI of 39.4 kBtu/ft² is about 30% below the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 34% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 63,412 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1998, 13 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 7525 Irvine Center Drive's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 7525 Irvine Center Drive, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 61 in 2018 to 69 in 2024 (+8 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 78. Site EUI moved from 56.6 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 39.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 30% decrease. Reported emissions went from 237 tCO₂e to 151 tCO₂e over the same span (down 36%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 69 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 69 means the building performs better than about 69% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 69 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 6 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. 7525 Irvine Center Drive's 39.4 kBtu/ft² across 63,412 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (732 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 517,911 kWh of electricity and 6,432 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 7525 Irvine Center Drive to report its energy use?
7525 Irvine Center Drive 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:2026864:2024). 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 7525 Irvine Center Drive's energy grade?
7525 Irvine Center Drive scores 69 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 7525 Irvine Center Drive use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 39.4 kBtu/ft² across 63,412 sq ft, including 517,911 kWh of electricity and 6,432 therms of natural gas.
What are 7525 Irvine Center Drive's carbon emissions?
7525 Irvine Center Drive reported 151 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 7525 Irvine Center Drive?
7525 Irvine Center Drive is at 7525 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, in Irvine, California 92618. Its coordinates are 33.66365, -117.75264 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 7525 Irvine Center Drive and when was it built?
7525 Irvine Center Drive has 63,412 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1998 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 7525 Irvine Center Drive 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, “7525 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/7525-irvine-center-drive-88d853bc (data as of July 9, 2026).