Dmh- Compton Family Services Center (Ab 802)

How does Dmh- Compton Family Services Center (Ab 802) compare with other office buildings in California?

The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Dmh- Compton Family Services Center (Ab 802)'s ENERGY STAR score of 54 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 18% of them and lower than 82%. Its site EUI of 52.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 60,180 sq ft, it is about 60% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1957, 28 years earlier than 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 Dmh- Compton Family Services Center (Ab 802)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Dmh- Compton Family Services Center (Ab 802), covering report years 2020–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 42 in 2020 to 54 in 2024 (+12 points). Site EUI moved from 63.7 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 52.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 226 tCO₂e to 171 tCO₂e over the same span (down 24%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 54 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 54 means the building performs better than about 54% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 54 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 21 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. Dmh- Compton Family Services Center (Ab 802)'s 52.3 kBtu/ft² across 60,180 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (922 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 848,808 kWh of electricity and 972 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Dmh- Compton Family Services Center (Ab 802) to report its energy use?

Dmh- Compton Family Services Center (Ab 802) 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:17978884:2024). 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.