General Forming Corporation
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in California, CA · 640 Alaska Avenue, Torrance · 90503
At a glance
General Forming Corporation is a 84,654-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant at 640 Alaska Avenue, Torrance in Torrance, California, built in 1967. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 27.8 kBtu/ft² and 167 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 27.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 167 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 689,292 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 84,654 sq ft |
| Source record | california:26774950:2023 |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 640 Alaska Avenue, Torrance
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90503
- Coordinates
- 33.83996, -118.33104
Within ~1 km
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How does General Forming Corporation compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 982 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 27.8 kBtu/ft² is about 78% below the average of 127.7 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 about 73% below the group average of 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 84,654 sq ft, it is about 37% below the average floor area of 135,409 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1967, 15 years earlier than the group's average year built (1982). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 27.8 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. General Forming Corporation's 27.8 kBtu/ft² across 84,654 sq ft works out to about 2.4 billion Btu (690 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 689,292 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires General Forming Corporation to report its energy use?
General Forming Corporation 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:26774950:2023). 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 General Forming Corporation's energy grade?
General Forming Corporation did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 27.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does General Forming Corporation use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 27.8 kBtu/ft² across 84,654 sq ft, including 689,292 kWh of electricity.
What are General Forming Corporation's carbon emissions?
General Forming Corporation reported 167 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is General Forming Corporation?
General Forming Corporation is at 640 Alaska Avenue, Torrance, in Torrance, California 90503. Its coordinates are 33.83996, -118.33104 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is General Forming Corporation and when was it built?
General Forming Corporation has 84,654 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1967 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is General Forming Corporation covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “General Forming Corporation, Torrance, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/general-forming-corporation-377ed655 (data as of July 9, 2026).