Takara Sake Usa Inc.
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in California, CA · 708 Addison Street, Berkeley · 94710
At a glance
Takara Sake Usa Inc. is a 69,677-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant at 708 Addison Street, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, built in 1946. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 281.8 kBtu/ft².
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 281.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | 16.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,985,855 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 69,677 sq ft |
| Source record | california:8405016:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 281.8 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2023 | — | 359.2 kBtu/ft² | — |
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
- 708 Addison Street, Berkeley
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94710
- Coordinates
- 37.86589, -122.29986
Within ~1 km
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How does Takara Sake Usa Inc. compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 982 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 281.8 kBtu/ft² is about 121% above the average of 127.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 16.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 69,677 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 135,409 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1946, 36 years earlier than the group's average year built (1982). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Takara Sake Usa Inc.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Takara Sake Usa Inc., covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 359.2 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 281.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 22% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 281.8 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. Takara Sake Usa Inc.'s 281.8 kBtu/ft² across 69,677 sq ft works out to about 19.6 billion Btu (5,754 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,985,855 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Takara Sake Usa Inc. to report its energy use?
Takara Sake Usa Inc. 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:8405016:2024). 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 Takara Sake Usa Inc.'s energy grade?
Takara Sake Usa Inc. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 281.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Takara Sake Usa Inc. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 281.8 kBtu/ft² across 69,677 sq ft, including 1,985,855 kWh of electricity.
What are Takara Sake Usa Inc.'s carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2024.
Where is Takara Sake Usa Inc.?
Takara Sake Usa Inc. is at 708 Addison Street, Berkeley, in Berkeley, California 94710. Its coordinates are 37.86589, -122.29986 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Takara Sake Usa Inc. and when was it built?
Takara Sake Usa Inc. has 69,677 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1946 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is Takara Sake Usa Inc. 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, “Takara Sake Usa Inc., Berkeley, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/takara-sake-usa-inc-07e2f8d9 (data as of July 9, 2026).