House Of Charm
Museum in California, CA · 1439 El Prado, San Diego · 92101
At a glance
House Of Charm is a 70,210-square-foot museum building at 1439 El Prado, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1996. In its 2018 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 56.3 kBtu/ft² and 263 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 56.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 263 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 723,010 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,798 therms |
| Gross floor area | 70,210 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6417693:2018 |
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
- 1439 El Prado, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92101
- Coordinates
- 32.73143, -117.15124
Within ~1 km
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How does House Of Charm compare with other museum buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 48 museum buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 56.3 kBtu/ft² is about 23% below the average of 73.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% below the group average of 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 70,210 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 137,839 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1996, 22 years later than the group's average year built (1974).
What does a site EUI of 56.3 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. House Of Charm's 56.3 kBtu/ft² across 70,210 sq ft works out to about 4 billion Btu (1,158 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. The disclosure also reports 723,010 kWh of electricity and 16,798 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires House Of Charm to report its energy use?
House Of Charm 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 2018 disclosure (source record california:6417693:2018). 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.
More museum buildings in California
- County Museum - Red003· 69,633 sq ft · EUI 170.8 kBtu/ft²
- California Automobile Museum· 69,000 sq ft · EUI 9.9 kBtu/ft²
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- George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802)· 61,529 sq ft · EUI 43.2 kBtu/ft²
- Merle Norman Cosmetics· 61,000 sq ft · EUI 56.8 kBtu/ft²
- Fresno Metropolitan Museum· 58,654 sq ft · EUI 27.0 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is House Of Charm's energy grade?
House Of Charm did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2018 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 56.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does House Of Charm use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 56.3 kBtu/ft² across 70,210 sq ft, including 723,010 kWh of electricity and 16,798 therms of natural gas.
What are House Of Charm's carbon emissions?
House Of Charm reported 263 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is House Of Charm?
House Of Charm is at 1439 El Prado, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92101. Its coordinates are 32.73143, -117.15124 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is House Of Charm and when was it built?
House Of Charm has 70,210 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1996 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is House Of Charm covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2018 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, “House Of Charm, San Diego, California — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/house-of-charm-43abd9a6 (data as of July 9, 2026).