Nation University 9388 Lightwave
College/University in California, CA · 9388 Lightwave Ave., San Diego · 92123
At a glance
Nation University 9388 Lightwave is a 63,600-square-foot college/university building at 9388 Lightwave Ave., San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 2000. In its 2018 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 98.5 kBtu/ft² and 384 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 98.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 384 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 802,221 kWh |
| Natural gas | 36,019 therms |
| Gross floor area | 63,600 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6879783:2018 |
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
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Location
- Address
- 9388 Lightwave Ave., San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92123
- Coordinates
- 32.82914, -117.12890
Within ~1 km
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How does Nation University 9388 Lightwave compare with other college/university buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 497 college/university buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 98.5 kBtu/ft² is about 24% above the average of 79.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 25% above the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 63,600 sq ft, it is about 89% below the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 32 years later than the group's average year built (1969). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 98.5 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. Nation University 9388 Lightwave's 98.5 kBtu/ft² across 63,600 sq ft works out to about 6.3 billion Btu (1,836 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. The disclosure also reports 802,221 kWh of electricity and 36,019 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Nation University 9388 Lightwave to report its energy use?
Nation University 9388 Lightwave 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:6879783:2018). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Nation University 9388 Lightwave's energy grade?
Nation University 9388 Lightwave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2018 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 98.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Nation University 9388 Lightwave use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 98.5 kBtu/ft² across 63,600 sq ft, including 802,221 kWh of electricity and 36,019 therms of natural gas.
What are Nation University 9388 Lightwave's carbon emissions?
Nation University 9388 Lightwave reported 384 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is Nation University 9388 Lightwave?
Nation University 9388 Lightwave is at 9388 Lightwave Ave., San Diego, in San Diego, California 92123. Its coordinates are 32.82914, -117.12890 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Nation University 9388 Lightwave and when was it built?
Nation University 9388 Lightwave has 63,600 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is Nation University 9388 Lightwave 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, “Nation University 9388 Lightwave, San Diego, California — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/nation-university-9388-lightwave-82d3008f (data as of July 9, 2026).