Santa Cruz Behavioral Health Division
Office in California, CA · 1400 Emeline Avenue, Santa Cruz · 95060
At a glance
Santa Cruz Behavioral Health Division is a 69,000-square-foot office building at 1400 Emeline Avenue, Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, California, built in 1900. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 31.3 kBtu/ft² and 133 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 31.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 133 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 253,675 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,201 therms |
| Gross floor area | 69,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:34894435:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 31.3 kBtu/ft² | 133 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 29.1 kBtu/ft² | 131 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
- 1400 Emeline Avenue, Santa Cruz
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95060
- Coordinates
- 36.99276, -122.01819
Within ~1 km
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How does Santa Cruz Behavioral Health Division compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 31.3 kBtu/ft² is about 45% below the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 69,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 85 years earlier 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 Santa Cruz Behavioral Health Division's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Santa Cruz Behavioral Health Division, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 29.1 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 31.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 8% increase. Reported emissions went from 131 tCO₂e to 133 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).
What does a site EUI of 31.3 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. Santa Cruz Behavioral Health Division's 31.3 kBtu/ft² across 69,000 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (633 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 253,675 kWh of electricity and 14,201 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Santa Cruz Behavioral Health Division to report its energy use?
Santa Cruz Behavioral Health Division 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:34894435:2024). 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 Santa Cruz Behavioral Health Division's energy grade?
Santa Cruz Behavioral Health Division did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 31.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Santa Cruz Behavioral Health Division use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 31.3 kBtu/ft² across 69,000 sq ft, including 253,675 kWh of electricity and 14,201 therms of natural gas.
What are Santa Cruz Behavioral Health Division's carbon emissions?
Santa Cruz Behavioral Health Division reported 133 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Santa Cruz Behavioral Health Division?
Santa Cruz Behavioral Health Division is at 1400 Emeline Avenue, Santa Cruz, in Santa Cruz, California 95060. Its coordinates are 36.99276, -122.01819 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Santa Cruz Behavioral Health Division and when was it built?
Santa Cruz Behavioral Health Division has 69,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1900 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Santa Cruz Behavioral Health Division 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, “Santa Cruz Behavioral Health Division, Santa Cruz, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/santa-cruz-behavioral-health-division-309cb486 (data as of July 9, 2026).