Arvin Distribution Center

How does Arvin Distribution Center compare with other distribution center buildings in California?

The latest disclosures cover 3,121 distribution center buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Arvin Distribution Center's ENERGY STAR score of 69 compares with an average of 67 across the 2,485 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 60%. Its site EUI of 15.1 kBtu/ft² is about 24% below the average of 19.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% below the group average of 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 406,130 sq ft, it is about 70% above the average floor area of 238,298 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2012, 18 years later than the group's average year built (1994). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,082 distribution center buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 24.2 kBtu/ft².

How has Arvin Distribution Center's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Arvin Distribution Center, covering report years 2018–2019. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 66 in 2018 to 69 in 2019 (+3 points). Site EUI moved from 17.2 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 15.1 kBtu/ft² (2019), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 479 tCO₂e to 441 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).

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. Arvin Distribution Center's 15.1 kBtu/ft² across 406,130 sq ft works out to about 6.1 billion Btu (1,797 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. The disclosure also reports 1,829,178 kWh of electricity and 337 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Arvin Distribution Center to report its energy use?

Arvin Distribution Center 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 2019 disclosure (source record california:6151497:2019). 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.