Riverside Public Defender
Other - Public Services in California, CA · 4075 Main Street, Riverside · 92501
At a glance
Riverside Public Defender is a 74,552-square-foot other - public services building at 4075 Main Street, Riverside in Riverside, California, built in 1965. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 54.6 kBtu/ft² and 224 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 54.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 224 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 897,225 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,295 therms |
| Gross floor area | 74,552 sq ft |
| Source record | california:34606113:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 54.6 kBtu/ft² | 224 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 66.7 kBtu/ft² | 313 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 4075 Main Street, Riverside
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92501
- Coordinates
- 33.97935, -117.37663
Within ~1 km
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How does Riverside Public Defender compare with other other - public services buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 111 other - public services buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 54.6 kBtu/ft² is about 27% below the average of 75.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% below the group average of 4.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 74,552 sq ft, it is about 39% below the average floor area of 121,493 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 22 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 346 other - public services buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 34 and a site EUI of 83.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Riverside Public Defender's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Riverside Public Defender, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 66.7 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 54.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 313 tCO₂e to 224 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).
What does a site EUI of 54.6 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. Riverside Public Defender's 54.6 kBtu/ft² across 74,552 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,193 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 897,225 kWh of electricity and 9,295 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Riverside Public Defender to report its energy use?
Riverside Public Defender 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:34606113:2024). 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 Riverside Public Defender's energy grade?
Riverside Public Defender did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 54.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Riverside Public Defender use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 54.6 kBtu/ft² across 74,552 sq ft, including 897,225 kWh of electricity and 9,295 therms of natural gas.
What are Riverside Public Defender's carbon emissions?
Riverside Public Defender reported 224 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Riverside Public Defender?
Riverside Public Defender is at 4075 Main Street, Riverside, in Riverside, California 92501. Its coordinates are 33.97935, -117.37663 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Riverside Public Defender and when was it built?
Riverside Public Defender has 74,552 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1965 as its year built. It is classed as other - public services.
Is Riverside Public Defender 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, “Riverside Public Defender, Riverside, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/riverside-public-defender-56480c28 (data as of July 9, 2026).