Rancho Del Mar
Strip Mall in California, CA · 16 Rancho Del Mar, Aptos · 95003
At a glance
Rancho Del Mar is a 129,837-square-foot strip mall building at 16 Rancho Del Mar, Aptos in Aptos, California, built in 1961. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 73.6 kBtu/ft² and 590 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 73.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 590 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,650,652 kWh |
| Natural gas | 40,775 therms |
| Gross floor area | 129,837 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6366583:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 73.6 kBtu/ft² | 590 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 77.0 kBtu/ft² | 638 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 79.7 kBtu/ft² | 634 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 70.7 kBtu/ft² | 563 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 67.8 kBtu/ft² | 533 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 67.3 kBtu/ft² | 556 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
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
- 16 Rancho Del Mar, Aptos
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95003
- Coordinates
- 36.97860, -121.90846
Within ~1 km
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How does Rancho Del Mar compare with other strip mall buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 937 strip mall buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 75.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 129,837 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1961, 24 years earlier than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has Rancho Del Mar's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Rancho Del Mar, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 67.3 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 73.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 9% increase. Reported emissions went from 556 tCO₂e to 590 tCO₂e over the same span (up 6%).
What does a site EUI of 73.6 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. Rancho Del Mar's 73.6 kBtu/ft² across 129,837 sq ft works out to about 9.6 billion Btu (2,801 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,650,652 kWh of electricity and 40,775 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Rancho Del Mar to report its energy use?
Rancho Del Mar 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:6366583:2024). 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 Rancho Del Mar's energy grade?
Rancho Del Mar did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 73.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Rancho Del Mar use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 73.6 kBtu/ft² across 129,837 sq ft, including 1,650,652 kWh of electricity and 40,775 therms of natural gas.
What are Rancho Del Mar's carbon emissions?
Rancho Del Mar reported 590 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Rancho Del Mar?
Rancho Del Mar is at 16 Rancho Del Mar, Aptos, in Aptos, California 95003. Its coordinates are 36.97860, -121.90846 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Rancho Del Mar and when was it built?
Rancho Del Mar has 129,837 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1961 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is Rancho Del Mar 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, “Rancho Del Mar, Aptos, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/rancho-del-mar-c122ef21 (data as of July 9, 2026).