Smurfit Kappa Carson
Other in California, CA · 1161 East Walnut Street, Carson · 90746
At a glance
Smurfit Kappa Carson is a 150,000-square-foot other building at 1161 East Walnut Street, Carson in Carson, California, built in 1972. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 1.0 kBtu/ft² and 10 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 1.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 10 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 42,670 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 150,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:16069847:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 1.0 kBtu/ft² | 10 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 1.1 kBtu/ft² | 12 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 18.5 kBtu/ft² | 190 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 27.2 kBtu/ft² | 247 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 23.6 kBtu/ft² | 234 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
- 1161 East Walnut Street, Carson
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90746
- Coordinates
- 33.87611, -118.25284
Within ~1 km
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How does Smurfit Kappa Carson compare with other other buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 773 other buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 1.0 kBtu/ft² is about 98% below the average of 58.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 98% below the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 150,000 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 511,890 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1972 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1973). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,327 other buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 60 and a site EUI of 63.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Smurfit Kappa Carson's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Smurfit Kappa Carson, covering report years 2020–2024. Site EUI moved from 23.6 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 1.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 96% decrease. Reported emissions went from 234 tCO₂e to 10 tCO₂e over the same span (down 96%).
What does a site EUI of 1.0 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. Smurfit Kappa Carson's 1.0 kBtu/ft² across 150,000 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (44 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 42,670 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Smurfit Kappa Carson to report its energy use?
Smurfit Kappa Carson 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:16069847:2024). 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 Smurfit Kappa Carson's energy grade?
Smurfit Kappa Carson did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 1.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Smurfit Kappa Carson use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 1.0 kBtu/ft² across 150,000 sq ft, including 42,670 kWh of electricity.
What are Smurfit Kappa Carson's carbon emissions?
Smurfit Kappa Carson reported 10 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Smurfit Kappa Carson?
Smurfit Kappa Carson is at 1161 East Walnut Street, Carson, in Carson, California 90746. Its coordinates are 33.87611, -118.25284 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Smurfit Kappa Carson and when was it built?
Smurfit Kappa Carson has 150,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as other.
Is Smurfit Kappa Carson 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, “Smurfit Kappa Carson, Carson, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/smurfit-kappa-carson-ed63e4bc (data as of July 9, 2026).