2 Corporate Drive
Laboratory in California, CA · 2 Corporate Drive, South San Francisco · 94080
At a glance
2 Corporate Drive is a 81,235-square-foot laboratory building at 2 Corporate Drive, South San Francisco in South San Francisco, California, built in 1980. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 203.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,027 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 203.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,027 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 12.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,800,761 kWh |
| Natural gas | 70,111 therms |
| Gross floor area | 81,235 sq ft |
| Source record | california:4141576:2022 |
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
- 2 Corporate Drive, South San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94080
- Coordinates
- 37.65660, -122.40215
Within ~1 km
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How does 2 Corporate Drive 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 203.9 kBtu/ft² is about 12% above the average of 181.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 12.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% above the group average of 11.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 81,235 sq ft, it is about 33% below the average floor area of 121,485 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 12 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.
What does a site EUI of 203.9 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. 2 Corporate Drive's 203.9 kBtu/ft² across 81,235 sq ft works out to about 16.6 billion Btu (4,854 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 2,800,761 kWh of electricity and 70,111 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 2 Corporate Drive to report its energy use?
2 Corporate Drive 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:4141576:2022). 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 2 Corporate Drive's energy grade?
2 Corporate Drive did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 203.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 2 Corporate Drive use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 203.9 kBtu/ft² across 81,235 sq ft, including 2,800,761 kWh of electricity and 70,111 therms of natural gas.
What are 2 Corporate Drive's carbon emissions?
2 Corporate Drive reported 1,027 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (12.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 2 Corporate Drive?
2 Corporate Drive is at 2 Corporate Drive, South San Francisco, in South San Francisco, California 94080. Its coordinates are 37.65660, -122.40215 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 2 Corporate Drive and when was it built?
2 Corporate Drive has 81,235 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is 2 Corporate Drive covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “2 Corporate Drive, South San Francisco, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/2-corporate-drive-fd715744 (data as of July 9, 2026).