Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc
Museum in California, CA · 15151 Bledsoest, Sylmar · 91342
At a glance
Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc is a 57,615-square-foot museum building at 15151 Bledsoest, Sylmar in Sylmar, California, built in 2000. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 18.3 kBtu/ft² and 64 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 18.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 64 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 309,681 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 57,615 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6271284:2020 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020latest | — | 18.3 kBtu/ft² | 64 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 21.3 kBtu/ft² | 75 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 18.6 kBtu/ft² | 77 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
- 15151 Bledsoest, Sylmar
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91342
- Coordinates
- 34.30745, -118.46410
Within ~1 km
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How does Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc 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 18.3 kBtu/ft² is about 75% 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 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 75% below the group average of 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 57,615 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 137,839 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 26 years later than the group's average year built (1974).
How has Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc, covering report years 2018–2020. Site EUI moved from 18.6 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 18.3 kBtu/ft² (2020), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 77 tCO₂e to 64 tCO₂e over the same span (down 17%).
What does a site EUI of 18.3 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 Inc's 18.3 kBtu/ft² across 57,615 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (309 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 309,681 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc to report its energy use?
Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc 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:6271284:2020). 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 Inc's energy grade?
Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2020 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 18.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 18.3 kBtu/ft² across 57,615 sq ft, including 309,681 kWh of electricity.
What are Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc's carbon emissions?
Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc reported 64 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc?
Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc is at 15151 Bledsoest, Sylmar, in Sylmar, California 91342. Its coordinates are 34.30745, -118.46410 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc and when was it built?
Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc has 57,615 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc 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 Inc, Sylmar, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/merle-norman-cosmetics-inc-bba80fe9 (data as of July 9, 2026).