Irvine City Hall
Office in California, CA · 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine · 92606
At a glance
Irvine City Hall is a 191,233-square-foot office building at 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine in Irvine, California, built in 1989. In its 2018 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 78.5 kBtu/ft² and 1,002 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 78.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,002 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,541,952 kWh |
| Natural gas | 28,369 therms |
| Gross floor area | 191,233 sq ft |
| Source record | california:1678525:2018 |
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
- 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92606
- Coordinates
- 33.68614, -117.82625
Within ~1 km
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How does Irvine City Hall compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 78.5 kBtu/ft² is about 39% above the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 46% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 191,233 sq ft, it is about 26% above the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 4 years later 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.
What does a site EUI of 78.5 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. Irvine City Hall's 78.5 kBtu/ft² across 191,233 sq ft works out to about 15 billion Btu (4,400 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. The disclosure also reports 3,541,952 kWh of electricity and 28,369 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Irvine City Hall to report its energy use?
Irvine City Hall 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 2018 disclosure (source record california:1678525:2018). 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 Irvine City Hall's energy grade?
Irvine City Hall did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2018 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 78.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Irvine City Hall use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 78.5 kBtu/ft² across 191,233 sq ft, including 3,541,952 kWh of electricity and 28,369 therms of natural gas.
What are Irvine City Hall's carbon emissions?
Irvine City Hall reported 1,002 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is Irvine City Hall?
Irvine City Hall is at 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, in Irvine, California 92606. Its coordinates are 33.68614, -117.82625 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Irvine City Hall and when was it built?
Irvine City Hall has 191,233 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Irvine City Hall covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2018 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, “Irvine City Hall, Irvine, California — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/irvine-city-hall-f8f6a841 (data as of July 9, 2026).