Biggest building emitters in California
Top 100 by reported greenhouse-gas emissions under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10), latest disclosure year per building. 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.
Top 100 by reported emissions
| # | Building | City | Emissions | Score | Floor area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coresite Sv8 | California | 27,420,510 tCO₂e | D1 | 175,000 sq ft |
| 2 | 2825-2829 Watt Avenue | California | 24,960,546 tCO₂e | D1 | 56,831 sq ft |
| 3 | Hct America, Inc | California | 12,986,194 tCO₂e | –— | 120,000 sq ft |
| 4 | Bass Medical Group | California | 12,533,107 tCO₂e | D1 | 8,500 sq ft |
| 5 | Sacramento Ca I, Sgf, Llc | California | 11,886,481 tCO₂e | –— | 54,276 sq ft |
| 6 | Bay Landing Hotel | California | 995,251 tCO₂e | D1 | 73,100 sq ft |
| 7 | Courtyard Marriott Old Town | California | 914,859 tCO₂e | D1 | 74,584 sq ft |
| 8 | Eskaton Manteca Manor | California | 732,476 tCO₂e | D1 | 217,800 sq ft |
| 9 | Ardagh Glass - Madera | California | 640,564 tCO₂e | –— | 1,267,865 sq ft |
| 10 | 120020-Freedom Centre (Spaces 16-24) | California | 580,088 tCO₂e | –— | 73,325 sq ft |
| 11 | Jeld-Wen Doors, Rocklin | California | 571,297 tCO₂e | –— | 243,435 sq ft |
| 12 | 208 - 274 Lindbergh Ave | California | 418,080 tCO₂e | –— | 59,840 sq ft |
| 13 | Cintas Corporation | California | 358,560 tCO₂e | –— | 75,000 sq ft |
| 14 | Camden Village | California | 299,097 tCO₂e | D1 | 441,103 sq ft |
| 15 | Whitney High School | California | 245,653 tCO₂e | D1 | 91,504 sq ft |
| 16 | Ucla Main Campus | California | 239,571 tCO₂e | –— | 27,989,925 sq ft |
| 17 | Pacific Commons - Bldg 8 | California | 196,361 tCO₂e | –— | 747,914 sq ft |
| 18 | 3802-Glendale Galleria | California | 175,650 tCO₂e | –— | 1,183,330 sq ft |
| 19 | The Beacon (Bc095) | California | 163,345 tCO₂e | D1 | 497,986 sq ft |
| 20 | Woodbridge Terrace | California | 156,903 tCO₂e | D1 | 103,808 sq ft |
| 21 | 6664 Lonetree Blvd | California | 150,447 tCO₂e | D1 | 77,063 sq ft |
| 22 | Digital Garage Development | California | 139,816 tCO₂e | D1 | 81,406 sq ft |
| 23 | Intel Mission Campus | California | 120,106 tCO₂e | –— | 2,215,115 sq ft |
| 24 | Gds - San Diego 10808 | California | 119,775 tCO₂e | –— | 93,646 sq ft |
| 25 | 1400 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, Ca 90015, Usa | California | 113,622 tCO₂e | D1 | 65,182 sq ft |
| 26 | San Francisco International Airport (Sfo) | California | 111,514 tCO₂e | –— | 20,835,176 sq ft |
| 27 | Ca1 | California | 94,994 tCO₂e | –— | 342,797 sq ft |
| 28 | Uc Davis Campus | California | 93,701 tCO₂e | –— | 11,398,733 sq ft |
| 29 | 360 Post Street | California | 90,098 tCO₂e | D1 | 92,004 sq ft |
| 30 | Golden Gate Theatre-Updated | California | 85,987 tCO₂e | –— | 146,793 sq ft |
| 31 | Southland Office Center | California | 75,231 tCO₂e | D1 | 132,000 sq ft |
| 32 | Uc Irvine | California | 65,926 tCO₂e | –— | 8,534,295 sq ft |
| 33 | 0172 Las Colinas Detention Facility | California | 63,408 tCO₂e | –— | 482,993 sq ft |
| 34 | 2220 De La Cruz Blvd (Sc1) | California | 59,844 tCO₂e | –— | 470,999 sq ft |
| 35 | National University 3678 Aero Court | California | 58,371 tCO₂e | –— | 39,070 sq ft |
| 36 | National University Kearny Mesa Bldg. B - Parking | California | 58,284 tCO₂e | –— | 117,154 sq ft |
| 37 | Z073 - Central Utility Plant | California | 57,597 tCO₂e | –— | 3,426,018 sq ft |
| 38 | Outlook Properties | California | 56,550 tCO₂e | D1 | 94,000 sq ft |
| 39 | Collins Aerospace | California | 56,277 tCO₂e | –— | 636,837 sq ft |
| 40 | Ntt Global Data Centers Americas - Ca1, Ca2, And Ca3 Campus | California | 55,955 tCO₂e | –— | 556,588 sq ft |
| 41 | Uc Davis | California | 55,311 tCO₂e | –— | 11,398,733 sq ft |
| 42 | Pcup & Parnassus Campus | California | 52,138 tCO₂e | –— | 3,373,568 sq ft |
| 43 | San Diego State University | California | 50,990 tCO₂e | –— | 5,466,569 sq ft |
| 44 | Lockheed Martin | California | 49,057 tCO₂e | –— | 3,903,450 sq ft |
| 45 | Lax06901 - South Bay Dis Ctr 7 | California | 46,836 tCO₂e | D1 | 124,390 sq ft |
| 46 | Wp&A Lost Hills Facility | California | 46,526 tCO₂e | –— | 1,500,275 sq ft |
| 47 | University Park Campus (Upc) | California | 46,348 tCO₂e | –— | 8,763,109 sq ft |
| 48 | Port Of Stockton - 719 Gillis | California | 44,363 tCO₂e | D1 | 90,000 sq ft |
| 49 | 2045 - 2055 Lafayette St (Sjc17) | California | 43,952 tCO₂e | –— | 300,000 sq ft |
| 50 | 26464 Corporate Ave | California | 41,459 tCO₂e | –— | 131,896 sq ft |
| 51 | University Of California, Riverside | California | 37,765 tCO₂e | –— | 56,326 sq ft |
| 52 | Coresite Sv7 | California | 34,592 tCO₂e | –— | 231,000 sq ft |
| 53 | Simone Little Italy (Lx138) | California | 30,089 tCO₂e | D1 | 612,000 sq ft |
| 54 | Ucsd Health - La Jolla Campus | California | 29,805 tCO₂e | D17 | 1,619,583 sq ft |
| 55 | Central Jail & Arraignment Courthouse (Ab 802) | California | 29,571 tCO₂e | –— | 1,178,321 sq ft |
| 56 | Lam Research - Bagley Campus | California | 29,028 tCO₂e | –— | 608,583 sq ft |
| 57 | Copy Of Children'S Hospital Los Angeles (For Ebewe 2018, Do Not Delete) | California | 28,339 tCO₂e | D12 | 1,556,482 sq ft |
| 58 | Diamond Pet Foods Ripon | California | 27,910 tCO₂e | –— | 548,615 sq ft |
| 59 | Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical Center | California | 27,629 tCO₂e | B73 | 1,258,821 sq ft |
| 60 | Los Angeles Hospital Campus | California | 27,448 tCO₂e | D49 | 1,573,092 sq ft |
| 61 | Niagara Bottling, Llc- Ria | California | 26,957 tCO₂e | –— | 520,800 sq ft |
| 62 | Frito Lay Modesto | California | 26,780 tCO₂e | –— | 950,000 sq ft |
| 63 | Eisenhower Medical Center | California | 26,745 tCO₂e | D1 | 279,474 sq ft |
| 64 | Cor-California State Prison, Corcoran | California | 26,620 tCO₂e | –— | 1,652,194 sq ft |
| 65 | Intel Folsom | California | 26,411 tCO₂e | –— | 1,705,015 sq ft |
| 66 | 200 Paul Ave (Sfo10) | California | 25,547 tCO₂e | –— | 557,226 sq ft |
| 67 | California State University, Fullerton | California | 25,345 tCO₂e | –— | 4,073,338 sq ft |
| 68 | 02560- Grover Beach, Ca | California | 25,106 tCO₂e | D1 | 74,379 sq ft |
| 69 | Harbor Ucla Medical Center Campus (Ab 802) | California | 24,112 tCO₂e | D1 | 957,117 sq ft |
| 70 | Kla Corporation | California | 23,356 tCO₂e | –— | 749,922 sq ft |
| 71 | Med Center - Interns & Residents Building (Ab 802) | California | 23,068 tCO₂e | D1 | 142,448 sq ft |
| 72 | San Francisco General Hospital | California | 22,924 tCO₂e | D18 | 1,370,904 sq ft |
| 73 | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | California | 22,765 tCO₂e | –— | 5,450,632 sq ft |
| 74 | Qualcomm W/Wt | California | 22,470 tCO₂e | A100 | 415,000 sq ft |
| 75 | Cim-California Institution For Men | California | 22,354 tCO₂e | –— | 1,775,481 sq ft |
| 76 | Sac-California State Prison,Sacramento | California | 21,912 tCO₂e | –— | 1,359,429 sq ft |
| 77 | Fontana Hospital Campus | California | 21,771 tCO₂e | D30 | 1,547,423 sq ft |
| 78 | Health Sciences Campus (Hsc) | California | 21,734 tCO₂e | –— | 2,506,286 sq ft |
| 79 | Chla Main Campus - Ab 802 Reporting | California | 21,720 tCO₂e | D36 | 1,226,164 sq ft |
| 80 | Stanford Hospital | California | 21,106 tCO₂e | D27 | 1,125,960 sq ft |
| 81 | Cedars Sinai Campus | California | 21,043 tCO₂e | A100 | 4,810,447 sq ft |
| 82 | Scv - Apple Park Campus | California | 20,042 tCO₂e | –— | 4,099,575 sq ft |
| 83 | Parnassus | California | 20,040 tCO₂e | –— | 988,077 sq ft |
| 84 | Central Utility Plant | California | 19,865 tCO₂e | –— | 27,352 sq ft |
| 85 | 600 W 7Th St (Lax10) | California | 19,635 tCO₂e | –— | 567,270 sq ft |
| 86 | Dart Container Corporation Of California | California | 19,083 tCO₂e | –— | 1,300,000 sq ft |
| 87 | Dennis And Carol Troesh Medical Campus | California | 18,935 tCO₂e | D32 | 998,000 sq ft |
| 88 | The Marketplace - Bakersfield (F4 - A) | California | 18,772 tCO₂e | –— | 100,511 sq ft |
| 89 | 2425 S Watney Way | California | 18,740 tCO₂e | D1 | 348,000 sq ft |
| 90 | Long Beach Memorial / Miller Children'S | California | 17,920 tCO₂e | D34 | 1,075,544 sq ft |
| 91 | Cmf-California Medical Facility | California | 17,863 tCO₂e | –— | 1,187,955 sq ft |
| 92 | Santa Clara Campus | California | 17,861 tCO₂e | –— | 1,034,552 sq ft |
| 93 | Bci Iv Otay Logistics Center - Bldg B - Btc I | California | 17,467 tCO₂e | D1 | 198,858 sq ft |
| 94 | Rjd-Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility | California | 17,345 tCO₂e | –— | 1,610,317 sq ft |
| 95 | Ca4011 - Woodland Hills Medical Ctr | California | 16,993 tCO₂e | D21 | 860,309 sq ft |
| 96 | Sacramento State University | California | 16,958 tCO₂e | –— | 3,819,969 sq ft |
| 97 | Uc Irvine Health | California | 16,895 tCO₂e | B81 | 1,414,146 sq ft |
| 98 | Mhs | Long Beach | Medical Center | Campus | California | 16,868 tCO₂e | A91 | 1,527,571 sq ft |
| 99 | Ventura Coastal Visalia | California | 16,773 tCO₂e | –— | 92,000 sq ft |
| 100 | Qualcomm Morehouse | California | 16,737 tCO₂e | D2 | 1,312,860 sq ft |
Frequently asked questions
Which California building emits the most carbon?
Coresite Sv8 reported 27,420,510 tCO₂e in its latest AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) disclosure — the highest in California. 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.
Dataset updated . Source: Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) public disclosure.