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Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15-B

Non-Refrigerated Warehouse in California, CA · 20101 S. Vermont Avenue, Torrance · 90502

At a glance

Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15-B is a 66,495-square-foot non-refrigerated warehouse at 20101 S. Vermont Avenue, Torrance in Torrance, California, built in 1980. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 37 out of 100 (grade D) and 62 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 20% of the 2,227 scored non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in California.

ENERGY STAR score
37
band D · 2020
Site EUI
—
kBtu/ft²
GHG emissions
62
tCO₂e
GHG intensity
0.9
kgCO₂e/ft²
Floor area
66,495
sq ft
Year built
1980
vintage
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AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020

Benchmarking record

FieldValue
ENERGY STAR score37 (band D)
Site EUI—
Source EUI—
GHG emissions62 tCO₂e
GHG intensity0.9 kgCO₂e/ft²
Electricity275,623 kWh
Gross floor area66,495 sq ft
Source recordcalifornia:3927622:2020

The disclosure history

Year over year

YearScoreΔSite EUIGHG emissions
2020latest37+6—62 tCO₂e
20193115.5 kBtu/ft²69 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.

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Ownership

No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.

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Location

Address
20101 S. Vermont Avenue, Torrance
State
California
ZIP
90502
Coordinates
33.84845, -118.29118

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How does Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15-B compare with other non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in California?

The latest disclosures cover 2,867 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15-B's ENERGY STAR score of 37 compares with an average of 68 across the 2,227 that report a score; it scores higher than 20% of them and lower than 80%. Its emissions intensity of 0.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 36% below the group average of 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 66,495 sq ft, it is about 62% below the average floor area of 173,929 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 8 years earlier than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,723 non-refrigerated warehouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 66 and a site EUI of 26.0 kBtu/ft².

How has Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15-B's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15-B, covering report years 2019–2020. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 31 in 2019 to 37 in 2020 (+6 points). Reported emissions went from 69 tCO₂e to 62 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 37 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 37 means the building performs better than about 37% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 37 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 38 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In California, 65% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.

Which law requires Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15-B to report its energy use?

Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15-B 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 2020 disclosure (source record california:3927622:2020). 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 Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15-B's energy grade?

Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15-B scores 37 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2020 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.

How much energy does Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15-B use?

No energy-use intensity was reported for 2020.

What are Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15-B's carbon emissions?

Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15-B reported 62 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.

Where is Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15-B?

Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15-B is at 20101 S. Vermont Avenue, Torrance, in Torrance, California 90502. Its coordinates are 33.84845, -118.29118 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.

How big is Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15-B and when was it built?

Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15-B has 66,495 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as non-refrigerated warehouse.

Is Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15-B covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?

Yes — it appears in the 2020 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, “Cognac Pacific Gateway Center #15-B, Torrance, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/cognac-pacific-gateway-center-15-b-31f0d26d (data as of July 9, 2026).