3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
Strip Mall in California, CA · 3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego · 92117
At a glance
3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd is a 174,890-square-foot strip mall building at 3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1954. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 25.8 kBtu/ft² and 311 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 25.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 311 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,368,053 kWh |
| Natural gas | 323 therms |
| Gross floor area | 174,890 sq ft |
| Source record | california:11646628:2020 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020latest | — | 25.8 kBtu/ft² | 311 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 30.7 kBtu/ft² | 373 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
- 3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92117
- Coordinates
- 32.82890, -117.20203
Within ~1 km
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How does 3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd compare with other strip mall buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 937 strip mall buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 25.8 kBtu/ft² is about 66% below the average of 75.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 62% below the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 174,890 sq ft, it is about 39% above the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1954, 31 years earlier than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for 3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, covering report years 2019–2020. Site EUI moved from 30.7 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 25.8 kBtu/ft² (2020), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 373 tCO₂e to 311 tCO₂e over the same span (down 17%).
What does a site EUI of 25.8 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. 3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd's 25.8 kBtu/ft² across 174,890 sq ft works out to about 4.5 billion Btu (1,322 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 1,368,053 kWh of electricity and 323 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd to report its energy use?
3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd 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 2020 disclosure (source record california:11646628:2020). 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 3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd's energy grade?
3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2020 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 25.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 25.8 kBtu/ft² across 174,890 sq ft, including 1,368,053 kWh of electricity and 323 therms of natural gas.
What are 3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd's carbon emissions?
3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd reported 311 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is 3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd?
3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd is at 3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92117. Its coordinates are 32.82890, -117.20203 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd and when was it built?
3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd has 174,890 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1954 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2020 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, “3952-3998 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/3952-3998-clairemont-mesa-blvd-b2721858 (data as of July 9, 2026).