University Business Park
Mixed Use Property in California, CA · 2801 Mission Street, Santa Cruz · 95060
At a glance
University Business Park is a 386,000-square-foot mixed use property building at 2801 Mission Street, Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, California, built in 1954. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 30.3 kBtu/ft² and 774 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 30.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 774 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,176,822 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12,917 therms |
| Gross floor area | 386,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:27231226:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 30.3 kBtu/ft² | 774 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 33.8 kBtu/ft² | 741 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 34.8 kBtu/ft² | 899 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
- 2801 Mission Street, Santa Cruz
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95060
- Coordinates
- 36.95954, -122.05550
Within ~1 km
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How does University Business Park compare with other mixed use property buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 294 mixed use property buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 30.3 kBtu/ft² is about 57% below the average of 70.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 386,000 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 200,559 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1954, 30 years earlier than the group's average year built (1984). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,212 mixed use property buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft².
How has University Business Park's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for University Business Park, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 34.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 30.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 899 tCO₂e to 774 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).
What does a site EUI of 30.3 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. University Business Park's 30.3 kBtu/ft² across 386,000 sq ft works out to about 11.7 billion Btu (3,428 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,176,822 kWh of electricity and 12,917 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires University Business Park to report its energy use?
University Business Park 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:27231226:2024). 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 University Business Park's energy grade?
University Business Park did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 30.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does University Business Park use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 30.3 kBtu/ft² across 386,000 sq ft, including 2,176,822 kWh of electricity and 12,917 therms of natural gas.
What are University Business Park's carbon emissions?
University Business Park reported 774 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is University Business Park?
University Business Park is at 2801 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, in Santa Cruz, California 95060. Its coordinates are 36.95954, -122.05550 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is University Business Park and when was it built?
University Business Park has 386,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1954 as its year built. It is classed as mixed use property.
Is University Business Park 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, “University Business Park, Santa Cruz, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/university-business-park-cc8e9346 (data as of July 9, 2026).