Rb Courtyard
Office in California, CA · 16935 West Bernardo Drive, San Diego · 92127
At a glance
Rb Courtyard is a 78,861-square-foot office building at 16935 West Bernardo Drive, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1979. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 23.2 kBtu/ft² and 140 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 23.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 140 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 507,427 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 78,861 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6877724:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 23.2 kBtu/ft² | 140 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 28.9 kBtu/ft² | 155 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 38.8 kBtu/ft² | 185 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 40.9 kBtu/ft² | 194 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 49.6 kBtu/ft² | 236 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 50.0 kBtu/ft² | 234 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
- 16935 West Bernardo Drive, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92127
- Coordinates
- 33.02205, -117.08083
Within ~1 km
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How does Rb Courtyard 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 23.2 kBtu/ft² is about 59% below the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 78,861 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1979, 6 years earlier 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.
How has Rb Courtyard's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Rb Courtyard, covering report years 2018–2023. Site EUI moved from 50.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 23.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 54% decrease. Reported emissions went from 234 tCO₂e to 140 tCO₂e over the same span (down 40%).
What does a site EUI of 23.2 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. Rb Courtyard's 23.2 kBtu/ft² across 78,861 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (536 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 507,427 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Rb Courtyard to report its energy use?
Rb Courtyard 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:6877724:2023). 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 Rb Courtyard's energy grade?
Rb Courtyard did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 23.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Rb Courtyard use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 23.2 kBtu/ft² across 78,861 sq ft, including 507,427 kWh of electricity.
What are Rb Courtyard's carbon emissions?
Rb Courtyard reported 140 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Rb Courtyard?
Rb Courtyard is at 16935 West Bernardo Drive, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92127. Its coordinates are 33.02205, -117.08083 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Rb Courtyard and when was it built?
Rb Courtyard has 78,861 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1979 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Rb Courtyard covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Rb Courtyard, San Diego, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/rb-courtyard-89e6976d (data as of July 9, 2026).