The Woods - Essex (Wd182)
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 40640 High Street, Fremont · 94538
At a glance
The Woods - Essex (Wd182) is a 106,636-square-foot multifamily housing building at 40640 High Street, Fremont in Fremont, California, built in 1978. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 99 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 32.0 kBtu/ft² and 199 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 71% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 99 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 32.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 199 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 499,496 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,124 therms |
| Gross floor area | 106,636 sq ft |
| Source record | california:23372026:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 99 | ±0 | 32.0 kBtu/ft² | 199 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 99 | ±0 | 32.0 kBtu/ft² | 226 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 99 | 32.6 kBtu/ft² | 224 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
- 40640 High Street, Fremont
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94538
- Coordinates
- 37.53919, -121.96140
Within ~1 km
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How does The Woods - Essex (Wd182) compare with other multifamily housing buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 10,630 multifamily housing buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. The Woods - Essex (Wd182)'s ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 71% of them and lower than 24%. Its site EUI of 32.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.4 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 11% below the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 106,636 sq ft, it is about 29% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1978, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has The Woods - Essex (Wd182)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for The Woods - Essex (Wd182), covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 99 in both 2022 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 32.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 32.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 224 tCO₂e to 199 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 99 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 99 means the building performs better than about 99% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 99 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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 Woods - Essex (Wd182)'s 32.0 kBtu/ft² across 106,636 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (1,000 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 499,496 kWh of electricity and 16,124 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Woods - Essex (Wd182) to report its energy use?
The Woods - Essex (Wd182) 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:23372026:2024). 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 Woods - Essex (Wd182)'s energy grade?
The Woods - Essex (Wd182) scores 99 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does The Woods - Essex (Wd182) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 32.0 kBtu/ft² across 106,636 sq ft, including 499,496 kWh of electricity and 16,124 therms of natural gas.
What are The Woods - Essex (Wd182)'s carbon emissions?
The Woods - Essex (Wd182) reported 199 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The Woods - Essex (Wd182)?
The Woods - Essex (Wd182) is at 40640 High Street, Fremont, in Fremont, California 94538. Its coordinates are 37.53919, -121.96140 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is The Woods - Essex (Wd182) and when was it built?
The Woods - Essex (Wd182) has 106,636 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1978 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is The Woods - Essex (Wd182) 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 Woods - Essex (Wd182), Fremont, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/the-woods-essex-wd182-29dce067 (data as of July 9, 2026).