Circle Business Center I
Office in California, CA · 4500 East Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach · 90804
At a glance
Circle Business Center I is a 78,576-square-foot office building at 4500 East Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach in Long Beach, California, built in 1985. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 87 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 33.8 kBtu/ft² and 170 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 56% 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 | 87 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 33.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 170 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 696,454 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,399 therms |
| Gross floor area | 78,576 sq ft |
| Source record | california:56347593:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 87 | ±0 | 33.8 kBtu/ft² | 170 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 87 | 33.6 kBtu/ft² | 171 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
- 4500 East Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90804
- Coordinates
- 33.78733, -118.14091
Within ~1 km
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How does Circle Business Center I compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Circle Business Center I's ENERGY STAR score of 87 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 56% of them and lower than 41%. Its site EUI of 33.8 kBtu/ft² is about 40% 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 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 40% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 78,576 sq ft, it is about half of 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 Circle Business Center I's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Circle Business Center I, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 87 in both 2023 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 33.6 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 33.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 171 tCO₂e to 170 tCO₂e over the same span (down 0%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 87 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 87 means the building performs better than about 87% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 87 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Circle Business Center I's 33.8 kBtu/ft² across 78,576 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (778 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 696,454 kWh of electricity and 2,399 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Circle Business Center I to report its energy use?
Circle Business Center I 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:56347593:2024). 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 Circle Business Center I's energy grade?
Circle Business Center I scores 87 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Circle Business Center I use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 33.8 kBtu/ft² across 78,576 sq ft, including 696,454 kWh of electricity and 2,399 therms of natural gas.
What are Circle Business Center I's carbon emissions?
Circle Business Center I reported 170 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Circle Business Center I?
Circle Business Center I is at 4500 East Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, in Long Beach, California 90804. Its coordinates are 33.78733, -118.14091 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Circle Business Center I and when was it built?
Circle Business Center I has 78,576 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1985 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Circle Business Center I 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, “Circle Business Center I, Long Beach, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/circle-business-center-i-9ca153d9 (data as of July 9, 2026).