Desert Heights
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 1801 East Rimrock Road, Barstow · 92311
At a glance
Desert Heights is a 115,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 1801 East Rimrock Road, Barstow in Barstow, California, built in 1989. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 44 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 75.0 kBtu/ft² and 531 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 8% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 44 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 75.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 531 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,453,890 kWh |
| Natural gas | 38,034 therms |
| Gross floor area | 115,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:14913703:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 44 | +12 | 75.0 kBtu/ft² | 531 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 32 | -16 | 75.6 kBtu/ft² | 551 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 48 | 67.4 kBtu/ft² | 493 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — |
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
- 1801 East Rimrock Road, Barstow
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92311
- Coordinates
- 34.87635, -116.99792
Within ~1 km
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How does Desert Heights compare with other multifamily housing buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 10,630 multifamily housing buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Desert Heights's ENERGY STAR score of 44 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 8% of them and lower than 92%. Its site EUI of 75.0 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 120% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 115,000 sq ft, it is about 24% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1989 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has Desert Heights's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Desert Heights, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 48 in 2022 to 44 in 2024 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 48. Site EUI moved from 67.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 75.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 11% increase. Reported emissions went from 493 tCO₂e to 531 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 44 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 44 means the building performs better than about 44% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 44 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 31 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. Desert Heights's 75.0 kBtu/ft² across 115,000 sq ft works out to about 8.6 billion Btu (2,528 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,453,890 kWh of electricity and 38,034 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Desert Heights to report its energy use?
Desert Heights 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:14913703:2024). 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 Desert Heights's energy grade?
Desert Heights scores 44 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Desert Heights use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 75.0 kBtu/ft² across 115,000 sq ft, including 1,453,890 kWh of electricity and 38,034 therms of natural gas.
What are Desert Heights's carbon emissions?
Desert Heights reported 531 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Desert Heights?
Desert Heights is at 1801 East Rimrock Road, Barstow, in Barstow, California 92311. Its coordinates are 34.87635, -116.99792 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Desert Heights and when was it built?
Desert Heights has 115,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Desert Heights 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, “Desert Heights, Barstow, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/desert-heights-b15715a1 (data as of July 9, 2026).