Y2E2 (District)
College/University in California, CA · 473 Via Ortega, Stanford · 94305
At a glance
Y2E2 (District) is a 171,097-square-foot college/university building at 473 Via Ortega, Stanford in Stanford, California, built in 2008. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 46.9 kBtu/ft² and 532 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 46.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 532 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,352,471 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 171,097 sq ft |
| Source record | california:10715702:2020 |
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
- 473 Via Ortega, Stanford
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94305
- Coordinates
- 37.42835, -122.17554
Within ~1 km
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How does Y2E2 (District) compare with other college/university buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 497 college/university buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 46.9 kBtu/ft² is about 41% below the average of 79.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 35% below the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 171,097 sq ft, it is about 70% below the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 40 years later than the group's average year built (1969). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 46.9 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. Y2E2 (District)'s 46.9 kBtu/ft² across 171,097 sq ft works out to about 8 billion Btu (2,352 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 2,352,471 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Y2E2 (District) to report its energy use?
Y2E2 (District) 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 2020 disclosure (source record california:10715702:2020). 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 Y2E2 (District)'s energy grade?
Y2E2 (District) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2020 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 46.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Y2E2 (District) use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 46.9 kBtu/ft² across 171,097 sq ft, including 2,352,471 kWh of electricity.
What are Y2E2 (District)'s carbon emissions?
Y2E2 (District) reported 532 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is Y2E2 (District)?
Y2E2 (District) is at 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, in Stanford, California 94305. Its coordinates are 37.42835, -122.17554 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Y2E2 (District) and when was it built?
Y2E2 (District) has 171,097 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2008 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is Y2E2 (District) covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2020 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, “Y2E2 (District), Stanford, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/y2e2-district-aa4a0e25 (data as of July 9, 2026).