Volkswagen Group Of America
Laboratory in California, CA · 3301 Sturgis Road, Oxnard · 93030
At a glance
Volkswagen Group Of America is a 89,811-square-foot laboratory building at 3301 Sturgis Road, Oxnard in Oxnard, California, built in 1998. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 28.0 kBtu/ft² and 170 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 28.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 170 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 542,098 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,280 therms |
| Gross floor area | 89,811 sq ft |
| Source record | california:33661530:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 28.0 kBtu/ft² | 170 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | 101 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
- 3301 Sturgis Road, Oxnard
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93030
- Coordinates
- 34.20243, -119.12871
Within ~1 km
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How does Volkswagen Group Of America compare with other laboratory buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 308 laboratory buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 28.0 kBtu/ft² is about 85% below the average of 181.8 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 83% below the group average of 11.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 89,811 sq ft, it is about 26% below the average floor area of 121,485 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1998, 6 years later than the group's average year built (1992). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 795 laboratory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 29 and a site EUI of 231.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Volkswagen Group Of America's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Volkswagen Group Of America, covering report years 2022–2023. Reported emissions went from 101 tCO₂e to 170 tCO₂e over the same span (up 69%). Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 28.0 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. Volkswagen Group Of America's 28.0 kBtu/ft² across 89,811 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (737 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 542,098 kWh of electricity and 7,280 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Volkswagen Group Of America to report its energy use?
Volkswagen Group Of America 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:33661530:2023). 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 Volkswagen Group Of America's energy grade?
Volkswagen Group Of America did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 28.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Volkswagen Group Of America use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 28.0 kBtu/ft² across 89,811 sq ft, including 542,098 kWh of electricity and 7,280 therms of natural gas.
What are Volkswagen Group Of America's carbon emissions?
Volkswagen Group Of America reported 170 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Volkswagen Group Of America?
Volkswagen Group Of America is at 3301 Sturgis Road, Oxnard, in Oxnard, California 93030. Its coordinates are 34.20243, -119.12871 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Volkswagen Group Of America and when was it built?
Volkswagen Group Of America has 89,811 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1998 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is Volkswagen Group Of America covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Volkswagen Group Of America, Oxnard, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/volkswagen-group-of-america-a588ed5c (data as of July 9, 2026).