Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 Adams)
Office in California, CA · 1605 Adams Drive, Menlo Park · 94025
At a glance
Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 Adams) is a 57,378-square-foot office building at 1605 Adams Drive, Menlo Park in Menlo Park, California, built in 1989. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 42 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 67.7 kBtu/ft² and 230 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 13% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 42 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 67.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 230 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 696,516 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,689 therms |
| Gross floor area | 57,378 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3926830:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 42 | +1 | 67.7 kBtu/ft² | 230 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 41 | -13 | 69.8 kBtu/ft² | 259 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 54 | +9 | 74.6 kBtu/ft² | 266 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 45 | -9 | 63.2 kBtu/ft² | 217 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 54 | -13 | 60.8 kBtu/ft² | 206 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 67 | 61.1 kBtu/ft² | 222 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 38.5 kBtu/ft² | 139 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
- 1605 Adams Drive, Menlo Park
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94025
- Coordinates
- 37.47773, -122.14045
Within ~1 km
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How does Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 Adams) compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 Adams)'s ENERGY STAR score of 42 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 13% of them and lower than 87%. Its site EUI of 67.7 kBtu/ft² is about 20% above the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 57,378 sq ft, it is about 62% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 4 years later than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 Adams)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 Adams), covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 67 in 2019 to 42 in 2024 (-25 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 67. Site EUI moved from 38.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 67.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 76% increase. Reported emissions went from 139 tCO₂e to 230 tCO₂e over the same span (up 66%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 42 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 42 means the building performs better than about 42% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 42 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 33 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In California, 65% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 Adams)'s 67.7 kBtu/ft² across 57,378 sq ft works out to about 3.9 billion Btu (1,138 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 696,516 kWh of electricity and 13,689 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 Adams) to report its energy use?
Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 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:3926830:2024). 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 Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 Adams)'s energy grade?
Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 Adams) scores 42 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 Adams) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 67.7 kBtu/ft² across 57,378 sq ft, including 696,516 kWh of electricity and 13,689 therms of natural gas.
What are Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 Adams)'s carbon emissions?
Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 Adams) reported 230 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 Adams)?
Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 Adams) is at 1605 Adams Drive, Menlo Park, in Menlo Park, California 94025. Its coordinates are 37.47773, -122.14045 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 Adams) and when was it built?
Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 Adams) has 57,378 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 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, “Z435021 - Menlo Business Park Bldg #18 (1605 Adams), Menlo Park, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/z435021-menlo-business-park-bldg-18-1605-adams-3c74662e (data as of July 9, 2026).