Lafayette Mercantile Bu#21539
Strip Mall in California, CA · 3585 Mount Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette · 94549
At a glance
Lafayette Mercantile Bu#21539 is a 52,614-square-foot strip mall building at 3585 Mount Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette in Lafayette, California, built in 1949. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 103.0 kBtu/ft² and 324 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 103.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 324 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 775,484 kWh |
| Natural gas | 28,011 therms |
| Gross floor area | 52,614 sq ft |
| Source record | california:33922419:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 103.0 kBtu/ft² | 324 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 106.0 kBtu/ft² | 343 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
- 3585 Mount Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94549
- Coordinates
- 37.89118, -122.12274
Within ~1 km
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How does Lafayette Mercantile Bu#21539 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 103.0 kBtu/ft² is about 37% above the average of 75.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 31% above the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 52,614 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1949, 36 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 Lafayette Mercantile Bu#21539's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Lafayette Mercantile Bu#21539, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 106.0 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 103.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 343 tCO₂e to 324 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does a site EUI of 103.0 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. Lafayette Mercantile Bu#21539's 103.0 kBtu/ft² across 52,614 sq ft works out to about 5.4 billion Btu (1,588 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 775,484 kWh of electricity and 28,011 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Lafayette Mercantile Bu#21539 to report its energy use?
Lafayette Mercantile Bu#21539 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:33922419:2024). 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 Lafayette Mercantile Bu#21539's energy grade?
Lafayette Mercantile Bu#21539 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 103.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Lafayette Mercantile Bu#21539 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 103.0 kBtu/ft² across 52,614 sq ft, including 775,484 kWh of electricity and 28,011 therms of natural gas.
What are Lafayette Mercantile Bu#21539's carbon emissions?
Lafayette Mercantile Bu#21539 reported 324 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Lafayette Mercantile Bu#21539?
Lafayette Mercantile Bu#21539 is at 3585 Mount Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette, in Lafayette, California 94549. Its coordinates are 37.89118, -122.12274 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Lafayette Mercantile Bu#21539 and when was it built?
Lafayette Mercantile Bu#21539 has 52,614 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1949 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is Lafayette Mercantile Bu#21539 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, “Lafayette Mercantile Bu#21539, Lafayette, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/lafayette-mercantile-bu-21539-daa92191 (data as of July 9, 2026).