Visual Arts Facility - All Bldgs 1-6
Laboratory in California, CA · 9475 Russell Lane, San Diego · 92093
At a glance
Visual Arts Facility - All Bldgs 1-6 is a 68,505-square-foot laboratory building at 9475 Russell Lane, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1993. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 40.6 kBtu/ft² and 183 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 40.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 183 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 679,179 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 68,505 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6874053:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 40.6 kBtu/ft² | 183 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 55.8 kBtu/ft² | 266 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | 78 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | 77 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | 173 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 37.9 kBtu/ft² | 154 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
- 9475 Russell Lane, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92093
- Coordinates
- 32.87916, -117.23413
Within ~1 km
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How does Visual Arts Facility - All Bldgs 1-6 compare with other laboratory buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 308 laboratory buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 40.6 kBtu/ft² is about 78% below the average of 181.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 76% below the group average of 11.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 68,505 sq ft, it is about 44% below the average floor area of 121,485 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1993 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1992). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 795 laboratory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 29 and a site EUI of 231.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Visual Arts Facility - All Bldgs 1-6's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Visual Arts Facility - All Bldgs 1-6, covering report years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024. Site EUI moved from 37.9 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 40.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 7% increase. Reported emissions went from 154 tCO₂e to 183 tCO₂e over the same span (up 19%).
What does a site EUI of 40.6 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. Visual Arts Facility - All Bldgs 1-6's 40.6 kBtu/ft² across 68,505 sq ft works out to about 2.8 billion Btu (815 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 679,179 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Visual Arts Facility - All Bldgs 1-6 to report its energy use?
Visual Arts Facility - All Bldgs 1-6 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 2024 disclosure (source record california:6874053:2024). 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 Visual Arts Facility - All Bldgs 1-6's energy grade?
Visual Arts Facility - All Bldgs 1-6 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 40.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Visual Arts Facility - All Bldgs 1-6 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 40.6 kBtu/ft² across 68,505 sq ft, including 679,179 kWh of electricity.
What are Visual Arts Facility - All Bldgs 1-6's carbon emissions?
Visual Arts Facility - All Bldgs 1-6 reported 183 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Visual Arts Facility - All Bldgs 1-6?
Visual Arts Facility - All Bldgs 1-6 is at 9475 Russell Lane, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92093. Its coordinates are 32.87916, -117.23413 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Visual Arts Facility - All Bldgs 1-6 and when was it built?
Visual Arts Facility - All Bldgs 1-6 has 68,505 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1993 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is Visual Arts Facility - All Bldgs 1-6 covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 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, “Visual Arts Facility - All Bldgs 1-6, San Diego, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/visual-arts-facility-all-bldgs-1-6-0374872c (data as of July 9, 2026).