Z435016 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #13 (1525 O'Brien)
Laboratory in California, CA · 1525 O'Brien Drive, Menlo Park · 94025
At a glance
Z435016 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #13 (1525 O'Brien) is a 74,250-square-foot laboratory building at 1525 O'Brien Drive, Menlo Park in Menlo Park, California, built in 1989. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 159.2 kBtu/ft² and 745 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 159.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 745 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,700,126 kWh |
| Natural gas | 25,188 therms |
| Gross floor area | 74,250 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3830407:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 159.2 kBtu/ft² | 745 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 166.9 kBtu/ft² | 836 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 190.3 kBtu/ft² | 923 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 208.7 kBtu/ft² | 918 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 209.7 kBtu/ft² | 971 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 203.7 kBtu/ft² | 993 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 218.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,038 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
- 1525 O'Brien Drive, Menlo Park
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94025
- Coordinates
- 37.47712, -122.14098
Within ~1 km
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How does Z435016 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #13 (1525 O'Brien) 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 159.2 kBtu/ft² is about 12% 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 10.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 11.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 74,250 sq ft, it is about 39% below the average floor area of 121,485 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 3 years earlier 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 Z435016 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #13 (1525 O'Brien)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Z435016 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #13 (1525 O'Brien), covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 218.9 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 159.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 27% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,038 tCO₂e to 745 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).
What does a site EUI of 159.2 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. Z435016 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #13 (1525 O'Brien)'s 159.2 kBtu/ft² across 74,250 sq ft works out to about 11.8 billion Btu (3,464 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,700,126 kWh of electricity and 25,188 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Z435016 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #13 (1525 O'Brien) to report its energy use?
Z435016 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #13 (1525 O'Brien) 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:3830407:2024). 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 Z435016 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #13 (1525 O'Brien)'s energy grade?
Z435016 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #13 (1525 O'Brien) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 159.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Z435016 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #13 (1525 O'Brien) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 159.2 kBtu/ft² across 74,250 sq ft, including 2,700,126 kWh of electricity and 25,188 therms of natural gas.
What are Z435016 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #13 (1525 O'Brien)'s carbon emissions?
Z435016 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #13 (1525 O'Brien) reported 745 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Z435016 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #13 (1525 O'Brien)?
Z435016 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #13 (1525 O'Brien) is at 1525 O'Brien Drive, Menlo Park, in Menlo Park, California 94025. Its coordinates are 37.47712, -122.14098 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Z435016 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #13 (1525 O'Brien) and when was it built?
Z435016 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #13 (1525 O'Brien) has 74,250 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is Z435016 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #13 (1525 O'Brien) 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, “Z435016 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #13 (1525 O'Brien), Menlo Park, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/z435016-menlo-business-park-bldg-13-1525-o-brien-d2a4887b (data as of July 9, 2026).