(Old) Fresno Bee Building
Office in California, CA · 1626 E Street, Fresno · 93706
At a glance
(Old) Fresno Bee Building is a 70,896-square-foot office building at 1626 E Street, Fresno in Fresno, California, built in 1990. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 15 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 104.4 kBtu/ft² and 489 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 5% 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 | 15 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 104.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 489 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,971,384 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,015 therms |
| Gross floor area | 70,896 sq ft |
| Source record | california:16086150:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 15 | +8 | 104.4 kBtu/ft² | 489 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 7 | -8 | 134.3 kBtu/ft² | 648 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 15 | 106.5 kBtu/ft² | 505 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — |
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
- 1626 E Street, Fresno
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93706
- Coordinates
- 36.73622, -119.80248
Within ~1 km
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How does (Old) Fresno Bee Building compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. (Old) Fresno Bee Building's ENERGY STAR score of 15 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 5% of them and lower than 94%. Its site EUI of 104.4 kBtu/ft² is about 85% above the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 70,896 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1990, 5 years later 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.
How has (Old) Fresno Bee Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for (Old) Fresno Bee Building, covering report years 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 15 in both 2022 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 106.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 104.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 505 tCO₂e to 489 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 15 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 15 means the building performs better than about 15% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 15 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 60 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. (Old) Fresno Bee Building's 104.4 kBtu/ft² across 70,896 sq ft works out to about 7.4 billion Btu (2,169 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,971,384 kWh of electricity and 8,015 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires (Old) Fresno Bee Building to report its energy use?
(Old) Fresno Bee Building 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:16086150:2024). 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 (Old) Fresno Bee Building's energy grade?
(Old) Fresno Bee Building scores 15 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does (Old) Fresno Bee Building use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 104.4 kBtu/ft² across 70,896 sq ft, including 1,971,384 kWh of electricity and 8,015 therms of natural gas.
What are (Old) Fresno Bee Building's carbon emissions?
(Old) Fresno Bee Building reported 489 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is (Old) Fresno Bee Building?
(Old) Fresno Bee Building is at 1626 E Street, Fresno, in Fresno, California 93706. Its coordinates are 36.73622, -119.80248 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is (Old) Fresno Bee Building and when was it built?
(Old) Fresno Bee Building has 70,896 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1990 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is (Old) Fresno Bee Building 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, “(Old) Fresno Bee Building, Fresno, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/old-fresno-bee-building-1e3553dc (data as of July 9, 2026).