Log Cabin Ranch Youth Guidance
Prison/Incarceration in California, CA · 500 Alpine Rd, La Honda · 94020
At a glance
Log Cabin Ranch Youth Guidance is a 80,758-square-foot prison/incarceration building at 500 Alpine Rd, La Honda in La Honda, California, built in 1953. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 3.4 kBtu/ft² and 20 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 3.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 20 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 80,702 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 80,758 sq ft |
| Source record | california:7784055:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 3.4 kBtu/ft² | 20 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 3.6 kBtu/ft² | 20 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 4.8 kBtu/ft² | 26 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 7.4 kBtu/ft² | 40 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 500 Alpine Rd, La Honda
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94020
- Coordinates
- 37.31432, -122.18980
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
No other benchmarked buildings within ~1 km.
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How does Log Cabin Ranch Youth Guidance compare with other prison/incarceration buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 117 prison/incarceration buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 3.4 kBtu/ft² is about 96% below the average of 92.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 96% below the group average of 5.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 80,758 sq ft, it is about 87% below the average floor area of 632,966 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1953, 29 years earlier than the group's average year built (1982).
How has Log Cabin Ranch Youth Guidance's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for Log Cabin Ranch Youth Guidance, covering report years 2019–2022. Site EUI moved from 7.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 3.4 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 54% decrease. Reported emissions went from 40 tCO₂e to 20 tCO₂e over the same span (down 51%).
What does a site EUI of 3.4 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. Log Cabin Ranch Youth Guidance's 3.4 kBtu/ft² across 80,758 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (80 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 80,702 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Log Cabin Ranch Youth Guidance to report its energy use?
Log Cabin Ranch Youth Guidance 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:7784055:2022). 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.
More prison/incarceration buildings in California
- Woman'S Jail· 76,030 sq ft · EUI 120.8 kBtu/ft²
- Sutter County - Jail/Sheriff'S Office· 75,525 sq ft · EUI 122.5 kBtu/ft²
- Satellite Jail· 72,066 sq ft · EUI 14.1 kBtu/ft²
- Nevada Co. Jail· 69,086 sq ft · EUI 89.7 kBtu/ft²
- Wayne Brown Correctional Facility· 69,086 sq ft · EUI 107.6 kBtu/ft²
- Pic42 - Women'S Jail Housing Bldg· 62,723 sq ft · EUI 34.8 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Log Cabin Ranch Youth Guidance's energy grade?
Log Cabin Ranch Youth Guidance did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 3.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Log Cabin Ranch Youth Guidance use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 3.4 kBtu/ft² across 80,758 sq ft, including 80,702 kWh of electricity.
What are Log Cabin Ranch Youth Guidance's carbon emissions?
Log Cabin Ranch Youth Guidance reported 20 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Log Cabin Ranch Youth Guidance?
Log Cabin Ranch Youth Guidance is at 500 Alpine Rd, La Honda, in La Honda, California 94020. Its coordinates are 37.31432, -122.18980 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Log Cabin Ranch Youth Guidance and when was it built?
Log Cabin Ranch Youth Guidance has 80,758 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1953 as its year built. It is classed as prison/incarceration.
Is Log Cabin Ranch Youth Guidance covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Log Cabin Ranch Youth Guidance, La Honda, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/log-cabin-ranch-youth-guidance-12b83494 (data as of July 9, 2026).