The Kensington At Walnut Creek
Senior Living Community in California, CA · 1580 Geary Road, Walnut Creek · 94597
At a glance
The Kensington At Walnut Creek is a 101,180-square-foot senior living community building at 1580 Geary Road, Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, California, built in 1988. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 76 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 58.3 kBtu/ft² and 362 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 27% of the 517 scored senior living community buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 76 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 58.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 362 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,018,717 kWh |
| Natural gas | 24,651 therms |
| Gross floor area | 101,180 sq ft |
| Source record | california:12417491:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 76 | +9 | 58.3 kBtu/ft² | 362 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 67 | -2 | 59.6 kBtu/ft² | 387 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 69 | -7 | 56.8 kBtu/ft² | 366 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 76 | +6 | 57.0 kBtu/ft² | 324 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 70 | +9 | 60.5 kBtu/ft² | 352 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 61 | 62.1 kBtu/ft² | 376 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
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Location
- Address
- 1580 Geary Road, Walnut Creek
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94597
- Coordinates
- 37.92679, -122.06555
Within ~1 km
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How does The Kensington At Walnut Creek compare with other senior living community buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 542 senior living community buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. The Kensington At Walnut Creek's ENERGY STAR score of 76 compares with an average of 81 across the 517 that report a score; it scores higher than 27% of them and lower than 71%. Its site EUI of 58.3 kBtu/ft² is about 13% above the average of 51.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% above the group average of 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 101,180 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 104,319 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1988, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1998). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².
How has The Kensington At Walnut Creek's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for The Kensington At Walnut Creek, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 61 in 2019 to 76 in 2024 (+15 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 76. Site EUI moved from 62.1 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 58.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 376 tCO₂e to 362 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 76 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 76 means the building performs better than about 76% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 76 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In California, 65% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. The Kensington At Walnut Creek's 58.3 kBtu/ft² across 101,180 sq ft works out to about 5.9 billion Btu (1,729 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,018,717 kWh of electricity and 24,651 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Kensington At Walnut Creek to report its energy use?
The Kensington At Walnut Creek 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:12417491:2024). 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 The Kensington At Walnut Creek's energy grade?
The Kensington At Walnut Creek scores 76 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does The Kensington At Walnut Creek use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 58.3 kBtu/ft² across 101,180 sq ft, including 1,018,717 kWh of electricity and 24,651 therms of natural gas.
What are The Kensington At Walnut Creek's carbon emissions?
The Kensington At Walnut Creek reported 362 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The Kensington At Walnut Creek?
The Kensington At Walnut Creek is at 1580 Geary Road, Walnut Creek, in Walnut Creek, California 94597. Its coordinates are 37.92679, -122.06555 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is The Kensington At Walnut Creek and when was it built?
The Kensington At Walnut Creek has 101,180 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1988 as its year built. It is classed as senior living community.
Is The Kensington At Walnut Creek 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, “The Kensington At Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/the-kensington-at-walnut-creek-fe27033f (data as of July 9, 2026).