Highland Square
Strip Mall in California, CA · 1339 Buchanan Road, Pittsburg · 94565
At a glance
Highland Square is a 77,151-square-foot strip mall building at 1339 Buchanan Road, Pittsburg in Pittsburg, California, built in 1978. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 27.6 kBtu/ft² and 131 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 27.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 131 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 424,503 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,481 therms |
| Gross floor area | 77,151 sq ft |
| Source record | california:33911759:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 27.6 kBtu/ft² | 131 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 25.7 kBtu/ft² | 132 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
- 1339 Buchanan Road, Pittsburg
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94565
- Coordinates
- 37.99915, -121.87359
Within ~1 km
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How does Highland Square compare with other strip mall buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 937 strip mall buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 27.6 kBtu/ft² is about 63% below the average of 75.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 64% below the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 77,151 sq ft, it is about 39% below the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1978, 7 years earlier than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has Highland Square's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Highland Square, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 25.7 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 27.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 7% increase. Reported emissions went from 132 tCO₂e to 131 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).
What does a site EUI of 27.6 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. Highland Square's 27.6 kBtu/ft² across 77,151 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (624 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 424,503 kWh of electricity and 6,481 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Highland Square to report its energy use?
Highland Square 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:33911759:2024). 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 Highland Square's energy grade?
Highland Square did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 27.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Highland Square use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 27.6 kBtu/ft² across 77,151 sq ft, including 424,503 kWh of electricity and 6,481 therms of natural gas.
What are Highland Square's carbon emissions?
Highland Square reported 131 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Highland Square?
Highland Square is at 1339 Buchanan Road, Pittsburg, in Pittsburg, California 94565. Its coordinates are 37.99915, -121.87359 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Highland Square and when was it built?
Highland Square has 77,151 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1978 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is Highland Square 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, “Highland Square, Pittsburg, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/highland-square-58453d58 (data as of July 9, 2026).