Discovery Collection - 9535 Waples Street
Laboratory in California, CA · 9535 Waples Street, San Diego · 92121
At a glance
Discovery Collection - 9535 Waples Street is a 50,055-square-foot laboratory building at 9535 Waples Street, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1988. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 159.1 kBtu/ft² and 494 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 159.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 494 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,460,871 kWh |
| Natural gas | 30,745 therms |
| Gross floor area | 50,055 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3371609:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 159.1 kBtu/ft² | 494 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 201.3 kBtu/ft² | 574 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 267.1 kBtu/ft² | 849 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 269.3 kBtu/ft² | 769 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 271.9 kBtu/ft² | 850 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 210.8 kBtu/ft² | 675 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 198.2 kBtu/ft² | 618 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
- 9535 Waples Street, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92121
- Coordinates
- 32.90263, -117.18263
Within ~1 km
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How does Discovery Collection - 9535 Waples Street 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 159.1 kBtu/ft² is about 12% 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 9.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% below the group average of 11.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 50,055 sq ft, it is about 59% below the average floor area of 121,485 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1988, 4 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 - 9535 Waples Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Discovery Collection - 9535 Waples Street, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 198.2 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 159.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 20% decrease. Reported emissions went from 618 tCO₂e to 494 tCO₂e over the same span (down 20%).
What does a site EUI of 159.1 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 - 9535 Waples Street's 159.1 kBtu/ft² across 50,055 sq ft works out to about 8 billion Btu (2,334 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,460,871 kWh of electricity and 30,745 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Discovery Collection - 9535 Waples Street to report its energy use?
Discovery Collection - 9535 Waples Street 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:3371609:2024). 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 - 9535 Waples Street's energy grade?
Discovery Collection - 9535 Waples Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 159.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Discovery Collection - 9535 Waples Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 159.1 kBtu/ft² across 50,055 sq ft, including 1,460,871 kWh of electricity and 30,745 therms of natural gas.
What are Discovery Collection - 9535 Waples Street's carbon emissions?
Discovery Collection - 9535 Waples Street reported 494 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Discovery Collection - 9535 Waples Street?
Discovery Collection - 9535 Waples Street is at 9535 Waples Street, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92121. Its coordinates are 32.90263, -117.18263 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Discovery Collection - 9535 Waples Street and when was it built?
Discovery Collection - 9535 Waples Street has 50,055 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1988 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is Discovery Collection - 9535 Waples Street 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 - 9535 Waples Street, San Diego, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/discovery-collection-9535-waples-street-aeac5253 (data as of July 9, 2026).