Brea Central Business Park - 500 W. Central
Office in California, CA · 500 Central Avenue, Brea · 92821
At a glance
Brea Central Business Park - 500 W. Central is a 15,000-square-foot office building at 500 Central Avenue, Brea in Brea, California, built in 1985. In its 2019 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 0.9 kBtu/ft² and 1 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 0.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,793 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 15,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:2946354:2019 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019latest | — | 0.9 kBtu/ft² | 1 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 1.3 kBtu/ft² | 1 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 500 Central Avenue, Brea
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92821
- Coordinates
- 33.93151, -117.90416
Within ~1 km
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How does Brea Central Business Park - 500 W. Central compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 0.9 kBtu/ft² is about 98% 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 0.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 98% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 15,000 sq ft, it is about 90% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1985 construction date is close to 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 Brea Central Business Park - 500 W. Central's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Brea Central Business Park - 500 W. Central, covering report years 2018–2019. Site EUI moved from 1.3 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 0.9 kBtu/ft² (2019), a 31% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1 tCO₂e to 1 tCO₂e over the same span (down 31%).
What does a site EUI of 0.9 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. Brea Central Business Park - 500 W. Central's 0.9 kBtu/ft² across 15,000 sq ft works out to about 0 billion Btu (4 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. The disclosure also reports 3,793 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Brea Central Business Park - 500 W. Central to report its energy use?
Brea Central Business Park - 500 W. Central 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:2946354:2019). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Brea Central Business Park - 500 W. Central's energy grade?
Brea Central Business Park - 500 W. Central did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2019 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 0.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Brea Central Business Park - 500 W. Central use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 0.9 kBtu/ft² across 15,000 sq ft, including 3,793 kWh of electricity.
What are Brea Central Business Park - 500 W. Central's carbon emissions?
Brea Central Business Park - 500 W. Central reported 1 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2019.
Where is Brea Central Business Park - 500 W. Central?
Brea Central Business Park - 500 W. Central is at 500 Central Avenue, Brea, in Brea, California 92821. Its coordinates are 33.93151, -117.90416 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Brea Central Business Park - 500 W. Central and when was it built?
Brea Central Business Park - 500 W. Central has 15,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1985 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Brea Central Business Park - 500 W. Central covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2019 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, “Brea Central Business Park - 500 W. Central, Brea, California — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/brea-central-business-park-500-w-central-4fa8b86f (data as of July 9, 2026).