Northgate Heights Business Center
Office in California, CA · 1050 Northgate Drive, San Rafael · 94903
At a glance
Northgate Heights Business Center is a 59,417-square-foot office building at 1050 Northgate Drive, San Rafael in San Rafael, California, built in 1969. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 90 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 33.3 kBtu/ft² and 107 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 64% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 90 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 33.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 107 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 409,970 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,127 therms |
| Gross floor area | 59,417 sq ft |
| Source record | california:24239465:2024 |
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
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Location
- Address
- 1050 Northgate Drive, San Rafael
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94903
- Coordinates
- 38.00805, -122.54401
Within ~1 km
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How does Northgate Heights Business Center compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Northgate Heights Business Center's ENERGY STAR score of 90 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 64% of them and lower than 34%. Its site EUI of 33.3 kBtu/ft² is about 41% below the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 59,417 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1969, 16 years earlier than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 90 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 90 means the building performs better than about 90% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 90 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Northgate Heights Business Center's 33.3 kBtu/ft² across 59,417 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (580 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 409,970 kWh of electricity and 5,127 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Northgate Heights Business Center to report its energy use?
Northgate Heights Business Center 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:24239465:2024). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Northgate Heights Business Center's energy grade?
Northgate Heights Business Center scores 90 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Northgate Heights Business Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 33.3 kBtu/ft² across 59,417 sq ft, including 409,970 kWh of electricity and 5,127 therms of natural gas.
What are Northgate Heights Business Center's carbon emissions?
Northgate Heights Business Center reported 107 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Northgate Heights Business Center?
Northgate Heights Business Center is at 1050 Northgate Drive, San Rafael, in San Rafael, California 94903. Its coordinates are 38.00805, -122.54401 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Northgate Heights Business Center and when was it built?
Northgate Heights Business Center has 59,417 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1969 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Northgate Heights Business Center 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).
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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, “Northgate Heights Business Center, San Rafael, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/northgate-heights-business-center-7c7b6731 (data as of July 9, 2026).