Bldg 2 - 11501 Rb Road
Laboratory in California, CA · 11501 Rancho Bernardo Road, San Diego · 92127
At a glance
Bldg 2 - 11501 Rb Road is a 52,855-square-foot laboratory building at 11501 Rancho Bernardo Road, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1981. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 131.8 kBtu/ft² and 431 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 131.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 431 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,285,835 kWh |
| Natural gas | 26,307 therms |
| Gross floor area | 52,855 sq ft |
| Source record | california:9959395:2020 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020latest | — | 131.8 kBtu/ft² | 431 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 174.8 kBtu/ft² | 577 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
- 11501 Rancho Bernardo Road, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92127
- Coordinates
- 33.02425, -117.08411
Within ~1 km
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How does Bldg 2 - 11501 Rb Road 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 131.8 kBtu/ft² is about 28% below the average of 181.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 27% below the group average of 11.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 52,855 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 121,485 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1981, 11 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.
How has Bldg 2 - 11501 Rb Road's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Bldg 2 - 11501 Rb Road, covering report years 2019–2020. Site EUI moved from 174.8 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 131.8 kBtu/ft² (2020), a 25% decrease. Reported emissions went from 577 tCO₂e to 431 tCO₂e over the same span (down 25%).
What does a site EUI of 131.8 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. Bldg 2 - 11501 Rb Road's 131.8 kBtu/ft² across 52,855 sq ft works out to about 7 billion Btu (2,042 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 1,285,835 kWh of electricity and 26,307 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Bldg 2 - 11501 Rb Road to report its energy use?
Bldg 2 - 11501 Rb Road 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:9959395:2020). 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 Bldg 2 - 11501 Rb Road's energy grade?
Bldg 2 - 11501 Rb Road did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2020 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 131.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Bldg 2 - 11501 Rb Road use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 131.8 kBtu/ft² across 52,855 sq ft, including 1,285,835 kWh of electricity and 26,307 therms of natural gas.
What are Bldg 2 - 11501 Rb Road's carbon emissions?
Bldg 2 - 11501 Rb Road reported 431 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is Bldg 2 - 11501 Rb Road?
Bldg 2 - 11501 Rb Road is at 11501 Rancho Bernardo Road, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92127. Its coordinates are 33.02425, -117.08411 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Bldg 2 - 11501 Rb Road and when was it built?
Bldg 2 - 11501 Rb Road has 52,855 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1981 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is Bldg 2 - 11501 Rb Road 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, “Bldg 2 - 11501 Rb Road, San Diego, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/bldg-2-11501-rb-road-615fb002 (data as of July 9, 2026).