Discovery Collection - 6122-6126 Nancy Ridge Drive
Laboratory in California, CA · 6122 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego · 92121
At a glance
Discovery Collection - 6122-6126 Nancy Ridge Drive is a 68,000-square-foot laboratory building at 6122 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1994. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 25.4 kBtu/ft² and 113 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 25.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 113 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 219,188 kWh |
| Natural gas | 11,899 therms |
| Gross floor area | 68,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3593055:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 25.4 kBtu/ft² | 113 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 27.7 kBtu/ft² | 126 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 27.0 kBtu/ft² | 111 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 31.8 kBtu/ft² | 121 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 31.0 kBtu/ft² | 126 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 27.9 kBtu/ft² | 113 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
- 6122 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92121
- Coordinates
- 32.88911, -117.18718
Within ~1 km
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How does Discovery Collection - 6122-6126 Nancy Ridge 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 25.4 kBtu/ft² is about 86% 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 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 85% below the group average of 11.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 68,000 sq ft, it is about 44% below the average floor area of 121,485 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1994 construction date is close to 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 - 6122-6126 Nancy Ridge Drive's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Discovery Collection - 6122-6126 Nancy Ridge Drive, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 27.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 25.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 113 tCO₂e to 113 tCO₂e over the same span (down 0%).
What does a site EUI of 25.4 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 - 6122-6126 Nancy Ridge Drive's 25.4 kBtu/ft² across 68,000 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (506 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 219,188 kWh of electricity and 11,899 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Discovery Collection - 6122-6126 Nancy Ridge Drive to report its energy use?
Discovery Collection - 6122-6126 Nancy Ridge 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 2024 disclosure (source record california:3593055:2024). 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 - 6122-6126 Nancy Ridge Drive's energy grade?
Discovery Collection - 6122-6126 Nancy Ridge Drive did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 25.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Discovery Collection - 6122-6126 Nancy Ridge Drive use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 25.4 kBtu/ft² across 68,000 sq ft, including 219,188 kWh of electricity and 11,899 therms of natural gas.
What are Discovery Collection - 6122-6126 Nancy Ridge Drive's carbon emissions?
Discovery Collection - 6122-6126 Nancy Ridge Drive reported 113 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Discovery Collection - 6122-6126 Nancy Ridge Drive?
Discovery Collection - 6122-6126 Nancy Ridge Drive is at 6122 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92121. Its coordinates are 32.88911, -117.18718 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Discovery Collection - 6122-6126 Nancy Ridge Drive and when was it built?
Discovery Collection - 6122-6126 Nancy Ridge Drive has 68,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1994 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is Discovery Collection - 6122-6126 Nancy Ridge Drive 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 - 6122-6126 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/discovery-collection-6122-6126-nancy-ridge-drive-6c646d87 (data as of July 9, 2026).