Rippling River
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 53 East Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley · 93924
At a glance
Rippling River is a 50,190-square-foot multifamily housing building at 53 East Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley in Carmel Valley, California, built in 2006. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 22 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 57.2 kBtu/ft² and 174 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 4% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 22 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 57.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 174 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 439,963 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,307 therms |
| Gross floor area | 50,190 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6837407:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 22 | -2 | 57.2 kBtu/ft² | 174 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 24 | +3 | 57.5 kBtu/ft² | 154 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 21 | +3 | 59.6 kBtu/ft² | 168 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 18 | 60.0 kBtu/ft² | 181 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
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Location
- Address
- 53 East Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93924
- Coordinates
- 36.47561, -121.72545
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
No other benchmarked buildings within ~1 km.
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How does Rippling River 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. Rippling River's ENERGY STAR score of 22 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 4% of them and lower than 96%. Its site EUI of 57.2 kBtu/ft² is about 66% above the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 67% above the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 50,190 sq ft, it is about 67% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 18 years later than 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.
How has Rippling River's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for Rippling River, covering report years 2019–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 18 in 2019 to 22 in 2022 (+4 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 24. Site EUI moved from 60.0 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 57.2 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 181 tCO₂e to 174 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 22 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 22 means the building performs better than about 22% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 22 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 53 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. Rippling River's 57.2 kBtu/ft² across 50,190 sq ft works out to about 2.9 billion Btu (841 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 439,963 kWh of electricity and 13,307 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Rippling River to report its energy use?
Rippling River 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:6837407:2022). 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 Rippling River's energy grade?
Rippling River scores 22 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Rippling River use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 57.2 kBtu/ft² across 50,190 sq ft, including 439,963 kWh of electricity and 13,307 therms of natural gas.
What are Rippling River's carbon emissions?
Rippling River reported 174 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Rippling River?
Rippling River is at 53 East Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley, in Carmel Valley, California 93924. Its coordinates are 36.47561, -121.72545 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Rippling River and when was it built?
Rippling River has 50,190 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2006 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Rippling River covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Rippling River, Carmel Valley, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/rippling-river-e4ec83f0 (data as of July 9, 2026).