Esencia Es
K-12 School in California, CA · 5 Aprender St., Rancho Mission Viejo · 92694
At a glance
Esencia Es is a 76,000-square-foot K-12 school at 5 Aprender St., Rancho Mission Viejo in Rancho Mission Viejo, California, built in 2018. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 30.1 kBtu/ft² and 154 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 30.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 154 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 561,641 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,977 therms |
| Gross floor area | 76,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:14306157:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 30.1 kBtu/ft² | 154 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 31.9 kBtu/ft² | 162 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 32.7 kBtu/ft² | 152 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
- 5 Aprender St., Rancho Mission Viejo
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92694
- Coordinates
- 33.53517, -117.59715
Within ~1 km
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- 86 Esencia Drscore 37
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- 92 Esencia Drscore 1
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How does Esencia Es compare with other K-12 school buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 2,128 K-12 school buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 30.1 kBtu/ft² is about 13% below the average of 34.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 76,000 sq ft, it is about 41% below the average floor area of 129,123 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2018, 42 years later than the group's average year built (1976). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Esencia Es's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for Esencia Es, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 32.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 30.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 152 tCO₂e to 154 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).
What does a site EUI of 30.1 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. Esencia Es's 30.1 kBtu/ft² across 76,000 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (670 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 561,641 kWh of electricity and 4,977 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Esencia Es to report its energy use?
Esencia Es 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:14306157:2024). 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 Esencia Es's energy grade?
Esencia Es did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 30.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Esencia Es use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 30.1 kBtu/ft² across 76,000 sq ft, including 561,641 kWh of electricity and 4,977 therms of natural gas.
What are Esencia Es's carbon emissions?
Esencia Es reported 154 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Esencia Es?
Esencia Es is at 5 Aprender St., Rancho Mission Viejo, in Rancho Mission Viejo, California 92694. Its coordinates are 33.53517, -117.59715 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Esencia Es and when was it built?
Esencia Es has 76,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2018 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is Esencia Es 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, “Esencia Es, Rancho Mission Viejo, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/esencia-es-335d3dcc (data as of July 9, 2026).