Nierenberg Hall+Trailers
College/University in California, CA · 8810 Shellback Way, San Diego · 92093
At a glance
Nierenberg Hall+Trailers is a 50,345-square-foot college/university building at 8810 Shellback Way, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1984. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 40.5 kBtu/ft² and 129 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 40.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 129 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 347,237 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,520 therms |
| Gross floor area | 50,345 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6874038:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 40.5 kBtu/ft² | 129 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | 73 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | 74 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | 85 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 25.4 kBtu/ft² | 79 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
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Location
- Address
- 8810 Shellback Way, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92093
- Coordinates
- 32.86847, -117.25124
Within ~1 km
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How does Nierenberg Hall+Trailers 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 40.5 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 79.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 50,345 sq ft, it is about 91% below the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1984, 16 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.
How has Nierenberg Hall+Trailers's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Nierenberg Hall+Trailers, covering report years 2018–2022. Site EUI moved from 25.4 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 40.5 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 59% increase. Reported emissions went from 79 tCO₂e to 129 tCO₂e over the same span (up 65%).
What does a site EUI of 40.5 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. Nierenberg Hall+Trailers's 40.5 kBtu/ft² across 50,345 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (598 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 347,237 kWh of electricity and 8,520 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Nierenberg Hall+Trailers to report its energy use?
Nierenberg Hall+Trailers 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:6874038:2022). 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 Nierenberg Hall+Trailers's energy grade?
Nierenberg Hall+Trailers did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 40.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Nierenberg Hall+Trailers use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 40.5 kBtu/ft² across 50,345 sq ft, including 347,237 kWh of electricity and 8,520 therms of natural gas.
What are Nierenberg Hall+Trailers's carbon emissions?
Nierenberg Hall+Trailers reported 129 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Nierenberg Hall+Trailers?
Nierenberg Hall+Trailers is at 8810 Shellback Way, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92093. Its coordinates are 32.86847, -117.25124 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Nierenberg Hall+Trailers and when was it built?
Nierenberg Hall+Trailers has 50,345 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1984 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is Nierenberg Hall+Trailers 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, “Nierenberg Hall+Trailers, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/nierenberg-hall-trailers-cc011ec8 (data as of July 9, 2026).