Redwood Gardens (Rd115)
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 2951 Derby St, Berkeley · 94705
At a glance
Redwood Gardens (Rd115) is a 122,751-square-foot multifamily housing building at 2951 Derby St, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, built in 1986. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 28.0 kBtu/ft² and 182 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 28.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 182 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 532,884 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,599 therms |
| Gross floor area | 122,751 sq ft |
| Source record | california:16145715:2020 |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 2951 Derby St, Berkeley
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94705
- Coordinates
- 37.86250, -122.24773
Within ~1 km
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How does Redwood Gardens (Rd115) compare with other multifamily housing buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 10,630 multifamily housing buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 28.0 kBtu/ft² is about 19% below the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 122,751 sq ft, it is about 19% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1986 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 28.0 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. Redwood Gardens (Rd115)'s 28.0 kBtu/ft² across 122,751 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (1,007 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 532,884 kWh of electricity and 13,599 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Redwood Gardens (Rd115) to report its energy use?
Redwood Gardens (Rd115) 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:16145715:2020). 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 Redwood Gardens (Rd115)'s energy grade?
Redwood Gardens (Rd115) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2020 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 28.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Redwood Gardens (Rd115) use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 28.0 kBtu/ft² across 122,751 sq ft, including 532,884 kWh of electricity and 13,599 therms of natural gas.
What are Redwood Gardens (Rd115)'s carbon emissions?
Redwood Gardens (Rd115) reported 182 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is Redwood Gardens (Rd115)?
Redwood Gardens (Rd115) is at 2951 Derby St, Berkeley, in Berkeley, California 94705. Its coordinates are 37.86250, -122.24773 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Redwood Gardens (Rd115) and when was it built?
Redwood Gardens (Rd115) has 122,751 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Redwood Gardens (Rd115) 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, “Redwood Gardens (Rd115), Berkeley, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/redwood-gardens-rd115-9219cb6a (data as of July 9, 2026).