Merle Norman Cosmetics
Museum in California, CA · 15200 Bledsoe St, Sylmar · 91342
At a glance
Merle Norman Cosmetics is a 61,000-square-foot museum building at 15200 Bledsoe St, Sylmar in Sylmar, California, built in 1974. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 56.8 kBtu/ft² and 200 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 56.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 200 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 693,013 kWh |
| Natural gas | 10,646 therms |
| Gross floor area | 61,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6837270:2020 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020latest | — | 56.8 kBtu/ft² | 200 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 60.5 kBtu/ft² | 216 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 44.5 kBtu/ft² | 184 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
- 15200 Bledsoe St, Sylmar
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91342
- Coordinates
- 34.30669, -118.46378
Within ~1 km
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How does Merle Norman Cosmetics compare with other museum buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 48 museum buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 56.8 kBtu/ft² is about 23% below the average of 73.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 25% below the group average of 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 61,000 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 137,839 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1974 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1974).
How has Merle Norman Cosmetics's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for Merle Norman Cosmetics, covering report years 2018–2020. Site EUI moved from 44.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 56.8 kBtu/ft² (2020), an 28% increase. Reported emissions went from 184 tCO₂e to 200 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does a site EUI of 56.8 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. Merle Norman Cosmetics's 56.8 kBtu/ft² across 61,000 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,015 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 693,013 kWh of electricity and 10,646 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Merle Norman Cosmetics to report its energy use?
Merle Norman Cosmetics 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 2020 disclosure (source record california:6837270:2020). 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 Merle Norman Cosmetics's energy grade?
Merle Norman Cosmetics did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2020 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 56.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Merle Norman Cosmetics use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 56.8 kBtu/ft² across 61,000 sq ft, including 693,013 kWh of electricity and 10,646 therms of natural gas.
What are Merle Norman Cosmetics's carbon emissions?
Merle Norman Cosmetics reported 200 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is Merle Norman Cosmetics?
Merle Norman Cosmetics is at 15200 Bledsoe St, Sylmar, in Sylmar, California 91342. Its coordinates are 34.30669, -118.46378 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Merle Norman Cosmetics and when was it built?
Merle Norman Cosmetics has 61,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1974 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is Merle Norman Cosmetics covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2020 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, “Merle Norman Cosmetics, Sylmar, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/merle-norman-cosmetics-8e561302 (data as of July 9, 2026).