Selmer O. Wake Center
College/University in California, CA · 300 N Turnpike, Santa Barbara · 93111
At a glance
Selmer O. Wake Center is a 54,411-square-foot college/university building at 300 N Turnpike, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California, built in 1975. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 21.4 kBtu/ft² and 71 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 21.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 71 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 220,900 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,931 therms |
| Gross floor area | 54,411 sq ft |
| Source record | california:23981896:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 21.4 kBtu/ft² | 71 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 23.5 kBtu/ft² | 78 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 18.9 kBtu/ft² | 64 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 13.6 kBtu/ft² | 49 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
- 300 N Turnpike, Santa Barbara
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93111
- Coordinates
- 34.44491, -119.78814
Within ~1 km
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How does Selmer O. Wake Center compare with other college/university buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 497 college/university buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 21.4 kBtu/ft² is about 73% below the average of 79.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 73% below the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 54,411 sq ft, it is about 90% below the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1975, 7 years later than the group's average year built (1969). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Selmer O. Wake Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for Selmer O. Wake Center, covering report years 2021–2024. Site EUI moved from 13.6 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 21.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 57% increase. Reported emissions went from 49 tCO₂e to 71 tCO₂e over the same span (up 44%).
What does a site EUI of 21.4 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. Selmer O. Wake Center's 21.4 kBtu/ft² across 54,411 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (341 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 220,900 kWh of electricity and 3,931 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Selmer O. Wake Center to report its energy use?
Selmer O. Wake Center 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:23981896:2024). 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 Selmer O. Wake Center's energy grade?
Selmer O. Wake Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 21.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Selmer O. Wake Center use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 21.4 kBtu/ft² across 54,411 sq ft, including 220,900 kWh of electricity and 3,931 therms of natural gas.
What are Selmer O. Wake Center's carbon emissions?
Selmer O. Wake Center reported 71 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Selmer O. Wake Center?
Selmer O. Wake Center is at 300 N Turnpike, Santa Barbara, in Santa Barbara, California 93111. Its coordinates are 34.44491, -119.78814 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Selmer O. Wake Center and when was it built?
Selmer O. Wake Center has 54,411 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1975 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is Selmer O. Wake Center 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, “Selmer O. Wake Center, Santa Barbara, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/selmer-o-wake-center-e969e979 (data as of July 9, 2026).