Z435020 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #17 (1555 Adams)
Laboratory in California, CA · 1555 Adams Drive, Menlo Park · 94025
At a glance
Z435020 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #17 (1555 Adams) is a 50,373-square-foot laboratory building at 1555 Adams Drive, Menlo Park in Menlo Park, California, built in 1989. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 190.3 kBtu/ft² and 546 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 190.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 546 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 911,555 kWh |
| Natural gas | 63,852 therms |
| Gross floor area | 50,373 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3819842:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 190.3 kBtu/ft² | 546 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 181.5 kBtu/ft² | 554 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 152.9 kBtu/ft² | 463 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 164.4 kBtu/ft² | 469 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 165.5 kBtu/ft² | 485 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 162.0 kBtu/ft² | 497 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 153.6 kBtu/ft² | 471 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
- 1555 Adams Drive, Menlo Park
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94025
- Coordinates
- 37.47801, -122.14152
Within ~1 km
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How does Z435020 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #17 (1555 Adams) 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 190.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 181.8 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 10.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 11.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 50,373 sq ft, it is about 59% 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 Z435020 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #17 (1555 Adams)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Z435020 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #17 (1555 Adams), covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 153.6 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 190.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 24% increase. Reported emissions went from 471 tCO₂e to 546 tCO₂e over the same span (up 16%).
What does a site EUI of 190.3 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. Z435020 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #17 (1555 Adams)'s 190.3 kBtu/ft² across 50,373 sq ft works out to about 9.6 billion Btu (2,809 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 911,555 kWh of electricity and 63,852 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Z435020 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #17 (1555 Adams) to report its energy use?
Z435020 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #17 (1555 Adams) 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:3819842:2024). 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 Z435020 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #17 (1555 Adams)'s energy grade?
Z435020 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #17 (1555 Adams) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 190.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Z435020 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #17 (1555 Adams) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 190.3 kBtu/ft² across 50,373 sq ft, including 911,555 kWh of electricity and 63,852 therms of natural gas.
What are Z435020 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #17 (1555 Adams)'s carbon emissions?
Z435020 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #17 (1555 Adams) reported 546 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Z435020 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #17 (1555 Adams)?
Z435020 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #17 (1555 Adams) is at 1555 Adams Drive, Menlo Park, in Menlo Park, California 94025. Its coordinates are 37.47801, -122.14152 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Z435020 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #17 (1555 Adams) and when was it built?
Z435020 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #17 (1555 Adams) has 50,373 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 Z435020 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #17 (1555 Adams) 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, “Z435020 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #17 (1555 Adams), Menlo Park, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/z435020-menlo-business-park-bldg-17-1555-adams-38b277a9 (data as of July 9, 2026).