Discovery Collection - 4215 Sorrento Boulevard
Laboratory in California, CA · 4215 Sorrento Valley Boulevard, San Diego · 92121
At a glance
Discovery Collection - 4215 Sorrento Boulevard is a 56,053-square-foot laboratory building at 4215 Sorrento Valley Boulevard, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1982. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 233.1 kBtu/ft² and 795 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 233.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 795 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 14.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,470,029 kWh |
| Natural gas | 44,385 therms |
| Gross floor area | 56,053 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3593089:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 233.1 kBtu/ft² | 795 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | 623 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 201.8 kBtu/ft² | 717 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 171.5 kBtu/ft² | 556 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 177.3 kBtu/ft² | 609 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 172.4 kBtu/ft² | 622 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 165.5 kBtu/ft² | 598 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
- 4215 Sorrento Valley Boulevard, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92121
- Coordinates
- 32.90435, -117.21424
Within ~1 km
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How does Discovery Collection - 4215 Sorrento Boulevard 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 233.1 kBtu/ft² is about 28% 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 14.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 28% above the group average of 11.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 56,053 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 121,485 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1982, 10 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 Discovery Collection - 4215 Sorrento Boulevard's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Discovery Collection - 4215 Sorrento Boulevard, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 165.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 233.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 41% increase. Reported emissions went from 598 tCO₂e to 795 tCO₂e over the same span (up 33%).
What does a site EUI of 233.1 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. Discovery Collection - 4215 Sorrento Boulevard's 233.1 kBtu/ft² across 56,053 sq ft works out to about 13.1 billion Btu (3,829 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,470,029 kWh of electricity and 44,385 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Discovery Collection - 4215 Sorrento Boulevard to report its energy use?
Discovery Collection - 4215 Sorrento Boulevard 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 2024 disclosure (source record california:3593089:2024). 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 Discovery Collection - 4215 Sorrento Boulevard's energy grade?
Discovery Collection - 4215 Sorrento Boulevard did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 233.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Discovery Collection - 4215 Sorrento Boulevard use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 233.1 kBtu/ft² across 56,053 sq ft, including 2,470,029 kWh of electricity and 44,385 therms of natural gas.
What are Discovery Collection - 4215 Sorrento Boulevard's carbon emissions?
Discovery Collection - 4215 Sorrento Boulevard reported 795 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (14.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Discovery Collection - 4215 Sorrento Boulevard?
Discovery Collection - 4215 Sorrento Boulevard is at 4215 Sorrento Valley Boulevard, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92121. Its coordinates are 32.90435, -117.21424 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Discovery Collection - 4215 Sorrento Boulevard and when was it built?
Discovery Collection - 4215 Sorrento Boulevard has 56,053 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1982 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is Discovery Collection - 4215 Sorrento Boulevard covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 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, “Discovery Collection - 4215 Sorrento Boulevard, San Diego, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/discovery-collection-4215-sorrento-boulevard-4a20dda6 (data as of July 9, 2026).