Markstein Sales Company

How does Markstein Sales Company compare with other distribution center buildings in California?

The latest disclosures cover 3,121 distribution center buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Markstein Sales Company's ENERGY STAR score of 39 compares with an average of 67 across the 2,485 that report a score; it scores higher than 20% of them and lower than 79%. Its site EUI of 25.8 kBtu/ft² is about 30% above the average of 19.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 30% above the group average of 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 104,544 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 238,298 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2010, 16 years later than the group's average year built (1994). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 4,082 distribution center buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 24.2 kBtu/ft².

How has Markstein Sales Company's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Markstein Sales Company, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 17.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 25.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 50% increase. Reported emissions went from 117 tCO₂e to 177 tCO₂e over the same span (up 50%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 39 mean?

ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 39 means the building performs better than about 39% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 39 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 36 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In California, 65% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.

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. Markstein Sales Company's 25.8 kBtu/ft² across 104,544 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (790 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 603,504 kWh of electricity and 1,505 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Markstein Sales Company to report its energy use?

Markstein Sales Company 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:12508157:2024). 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.