Bmr-740 Bay Road
Laboratory in California, CA · 740 Bay Road, Redwood City · 94063
At a glance
Bmr-740 Bay Road is a 60,985-square-foot laboratory building at 740 Bay Road, Redwood City in Redwood City, California, built in 1997. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 216.8 kBtu/ft² and 767 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 216.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 767 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 12.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,909,252 kWh |
| Natural gas | 63,013 therms |
| Gross floor area | 60,985 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3593253:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 216.8 kBtu/ft² | 767 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 213.3 kBtu/ft² | 815 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 226.3 kBtu/ft² | 849 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 228.5 kBtu/ft² | 784 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 233.8 kBtu/ft² | 889 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 214.7 kBtu/ft² | 816 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
- 740 Bay Road, Redwood City
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94063
- Coordinates
- 37.48497, -122.21619
Within ~1 km
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How does Bmr-740 Bay Road compare with other laboratory buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 308 laboratory buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 216.8 kBtu/ft² is about 19% above the average of 181.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 12.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 13% above the group average of 11.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 60,985 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 121,485 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1997, 5 years later than the group's average year built (1992). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 795 laboratory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 29 and a site EUI of 231.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Bmr-740 Bay Road's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Bmr-740 Bay Road, covering report years 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Site EUI moved from 214.7 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 216.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 816 tCO₂e to 767 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does a site EUI of 216.8 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. Bmr-740 Bay Road's 216.8 kBtu/ft² across 60,985 sq ft works out to about 13.2 billion Btu (3,875 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,909,252 kWh of electricity and 63,013 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Bmr-740 Bay Road to report its energy use?
Bmr-740 Bay Road 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:3593253:2024). 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 Bmr-740 Bay Road's energy grade?
Bmr-740 Bay Road did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 216.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Bmr-740 Bay Road use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 216.8 kBtu/ft² across 60,985 sq ft, including 1,909,252 kWh of electricity and 63,013 therms of natural gas.
What are Bmr-740 Bay Road's carbon emissions?
Bmr-740 Bay Road reported 767 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (12.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Bmr-740 Bay Road?
Bmr-740 Bay Road is at 740 Bay Road, Redwood City, in Redwood City, California 94063. Its coordinates are 37.48497, -122.21619 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Bmr-740 Bay Road and when was it built?
Bmr-740 Bay Road has 60,985 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1997 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is Bmr-740 Bay Road 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, “Bmr-740 Bay Road, Redwood City, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/bmr-740-bay-road-b84fef29 (data as of July 9, 2026).