Los Rios - American River College
College/University in California, CA · 4700 College Oak Drive, Sacramento · 95841
At a glance
Los Rios - American River College is a 1,327,121-square-foot college/university building at 4700 College Oak Drive, Sacramento in Sacramento, California, built in 1958. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 51.7 kBtu/ft² and 4,147 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 51.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 4,147 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 10,713,155 kWh |
| Natural gas | 323,972 therms |
| Gross floor area | 1,327,121 sq ft |
| Source record | california:25762186:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 51.7 kBtu/ft² | 4,147 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 45.8 kBtu/ft² | 3,772 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 32.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,626 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 35.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,837 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 57.2 kBtu/ft² | 4,331 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 62.5 kBtu/ft² | 5,003 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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 4700 College Oak Drive, Sacramento
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95841
- Coordinates
- 38.64967, -121.34863
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
College/University · 2,285,000 sq ft
- River Oaks Apartmentsscore —
Multifamily Housing · 74,600 sq ft
See also: most efficient in California · biggest emitters
How does Los Rios - American River College compare with other college/university buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 497 college/university buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 51.7 kBtu/ft² is about 35% below the average of 79.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 35% below the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 1,327,121 sq ft, it is about 133% above the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1958, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1969). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Los Rios - American River College's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Los Rios - American River College, covering report years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024. Site EUI moved from 62.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 51.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 5,003 tCO₂e to 4,147 tCO₂e over the same span (down 17%).
What does a site EUI of 51.7 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. Los Rios - American River College's 51.7 kBtu/ft² across 1,327,121 sq ft works out to about 68.6 billion Btu (20,108 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 10,713,155 kWh of electricity and 323,972 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Los Rios - American River College to report its energy use?
Los Rios - American River College 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:25762186:2024). 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.
More college/university buildings in California
- California State University, Channel Islands· 1,318,598 sq ft · EUI 49.6 kBtu/ft²
- Santa Rosa Junior College· 1,313,404 sq ft
- Pepperdine University· 1,310,894 sq ft · EUI 37.0 kBtu/ft²
- Los Rios - Sacramento City College· 1,285,120 sq ft · EUI 42.3 kBtu/ft²
- California State University, Bakersfield· 1,191,240 sq ft · EUI 60.2 kBtu/ft²
- Los Rios - Consumnes River College· 1,178,697 sq ft · EUI 39.5 kBtu/ft²
- College/University buildings in California· 497 benchmarked
- All California benchmarked buildings· AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)
- Most efficient large buildings in California
- Least efficient large buildings in California
- Biggest emitters in California
Frequently asked questions
What is Los Rios - American River College's energy grade?
Los Rios - American River College did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 51.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Los Rios - American River College use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 51.7 kBtu/ft² across 1,327,121 sq ft, including 10,713,155 kWh of electricity and 323,972 therms of natural gas.
What are Los Rios - American River College's carbon emissions?
Los Rios - American River College reported 4,147 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Los Rios - American River College?
Los Rios - American River College is at 4700 College Oak Drive, Sacramento, in Sacramento, California 95841. Its coordinates are 38.64967, -121.34863 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Los Rios - American River College and when was it built?
Los Rios - American River College has 1,327,121 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1958 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is Los Rios - American River College 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).
Working with California building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Los Rios - American River College, Sacramento, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/los-rios-american-river-college-9b438a2a (data as of July 9, 2026).