Discovery Corporate Center Bldg D
Office in California, CA · 16465 Via Esprillo, San Diego · 92127
At a glance
Discovery Corporate Center Bldg D is a 84,277-square-foot office building at 16465 Via Esprillo, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 2011. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 40.3 kBtu/ft² and 243 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 40.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 243 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,039,274 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 84,277 sq ft |
| Source record | california:27564977:2022 |
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
- 16465 Via Esprillo, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92127
- Coordinates
- 33.01405, -117.09232
Within ~1 km
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How does Discovery Corporate Center Bldg D compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft² is about 29% below the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 84,277 sq ft, it is about 45% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2011, 26 years later than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 40.3 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 Corporate Center Bldg D's 40.3 kBtu/ft² across 84,277 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (995 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 1,039,274 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Discovery Corporate Center Bldg D to report its energy use?
Discovery Corporate Center Bldg D 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:27564977:2022). 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 Corporate Center Bldg D's energy grade?
Discovery Corporate Center Bldg D did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 40.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Discovery Corporate Center Bldg D use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 40.3 kBtu/ft² across 84,277 sq ft, including 1,039,274 kWh of electricity.
What are Discovery Corporate Center Bldg D's carbon emissions?
Discovery Corporate Center Bldg D reported 243 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Discovery Corporate Center Bldg D?
Discovery Corporate Center Bldg D is at 16465 Via Esprillo, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92127. Its coordinates are 33.01405, -117.09232 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Discovery Corporate Center Bldg D and when was it built?
Discovery Corporate Center Bldg D has 84,277 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2011 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Discovery Corporate Center Bldg D covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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 Corporate Center Bldg D, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/discovery-corporate-center-bldg-d-bba8216c (data as of July 9, 2026).