Birch Aquarium At Scripps
College/University in California, CA · 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla · 92037
At a glance
Birch Aquarium At Scripps is a 60,060-square-foot college/university building at 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla in La Jolla, California, built in 1992. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 191.2 kBtu/ft² and 755 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 191.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 755 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 12.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,147,108 kWh |
| Natural gas | 44,235 therms |
| Gross floor area | 60,060 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6874045:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 191.2 kBtu/ft² | 755 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 176.7 kBtu/ft² | 682 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | 424 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | 413 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | 484 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 115.6 kBtu/ft² | 424 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92037
- Coordinates
- 32.86586, -117.25061
Within ~1 km
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How does Birch Aquarium At Scripps compare with other college/university buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 497 college/university buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 191.2 kBtu/ft² is about 140% above the average of 79.7 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 163% above the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 60,060 sq ft, it is about 89% below the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1992, 24 years later than the group's average year built (1969). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Birch Aquarium At Scripps's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Birch Aquarium At Scripps, covering report years 2018–2023. Site EUI moved from 115.6 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 191.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 65% increase. Reported emissions went from 424 tCO₂e to 755 tCO₂e over the same span (up 78%).
What does a site EUI of 191.2 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. Birch Aquarium At Scripps's 191.2 kBtu/ft² across 60,060 sq ft works out to about 11.5 billion Btu (3,365 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 2,147,108 kWh of electricity and 44,235 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Birch Aquarium At Scripps to report its energy use?
Birch Aquarium At Scripps 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:6874045:2023). 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 Birch Aquarium At Scripps's energy grade?
Birch Aquarium At Scripps did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 191.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Birch Aquarium At Scripps use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 191.2 kBtu/ft² across 60,060 sq ft, including 2,147,108 kWh of electricity and 44,235 therms of natural gas.
What are Birch Aquarium At Scripps's carbon emissions?
Birch Aquarium At Scripps reported 755 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (12.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Birch Aquarium At Scripps?
Birch Aquarium At Scripps is at 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla, in La Jolla, California 92037. Its coordinates are 32.86586, -117.25061 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Birch Aquarium At Scripps and when was it built?
Birch Aquarium At Scripps has 60,060 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1992 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is Birch Aquarium At Scripps covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Birch Aquarium At Scripps, La Jolla, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/birch-aquarium-at-scripps-7f4f8f5c (data as of July 9, 2026).