Southwestern Community College District
College/University in California, CA · 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista · 91910
At a glance
Southwestern Community College District is a 596,285-square-foot college/university building at 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista in Chula Vista, California, built in 1961. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 113.1 kBtu/ft² and 3,703 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 113.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 3,703 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,265,845 kWh |
| Natural gas | 509,435 therms |
| Gross floor area | 596,285 sq ft |
| Source record | california:28087144:2022 |
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
- 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91910
- Coordinates
- 32.64294, -116.99566
Within ~1 km
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How does Southwestern Community College District 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 113.1 kBtu/ft² is about 42% 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 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% above the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 596,285 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1961, 7 years earlier 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 113.1 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. Southwestern Community College District's 113.1 kBtu/ft² across 596,285 sq ft works out to about 67.4 billion Btu (19,765 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 4,265,845 kWh of electricity and 509,435 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Southwestern Community College District to report its energy use?
Southwestern Community College District 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:28087144:2022). 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.
More college/university buildings in California
- West Valley College· 590,073 sq ft · EUI 73.2 kBtu/ft²
- Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga Campus· 584,839 sq ft · EUI 63.6 kBtu/ft²
- Chabot College· 566,949 sq ft · EUI 134.5 kBtu/ft²
- Shasta College· 562,601 sq ft · EUI 83.4 kBtu/ft²
- Chapman Grand· 557,294 sq ft · EUI 23.2 kBtu/ft²
- Skyline College· 546,764 sq ft · EUI 77.4 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Southwestern Community College District's energy grade?
Southwestern Community College District did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 113.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Southwestern Community College District use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 113.1 kBtu/ft² across 596,285 sq ft, including 4,265,845 kWh of electricity and 509,435 therms of natural gas.
What are Southwestern Community College District's carbon emissions?
Southwestern Community College District reported 3,703 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Southwestern Community College District?
Southwestern Community College District is at 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista, in Chula Vista, California 91910. Its coordinates are 32.64294, -116.99566 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Southwestern Community College District and when was it built?
Southwestern Community College District has 596,285 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1961 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is Southwestern Community College District 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, “Southwestern Community College District, Chula Vista, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/southwestern-community-college-district-7765577c (data as of July 9, 2026).