Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder
Multifamily Housing in California, CA · 4085-4089 Nobel Dr, San Diego · 92122
At a glance
Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder is a 60,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 4085-4089 Nobel Dr, San Diego in San Diego, California, built in 1976. In its 2021 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 44 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 37.5 kBtu/ft² and 126 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 8% of the 9,612 scored multifamily housing buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 44 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 37.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 126 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 294,661 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12,349 therms |
| Gross floor area | 60,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:16408965:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | 44 | -14 | 37.5 kBtu/ft² | 126 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 58 | 37.5 kBtu/ft² | 130 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
- 4085-4089 Nobel Dr, San Diego
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92122
- Coordinates
- 32.86663, -117.21704
Within ~1 km
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How does Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder compare with other multifamily housing buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 10,630 multifamily housing buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder's ENERGY STAR score of 44 compares with an average of 82 across the 9,612 that report a score; it scores higher than 8% of them and lower than 92%. Its site EUI of 37.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.4 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 60,000 sq ft, it is about 60% below the average floor area of 150,919 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1976, 12 years earlier than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder, covering report years 2020–2021. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 58 in 2020 to 44 in 2021 (-14 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 58. Site EUI moved from 37.5 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 37.5 kBtu/ft² (2021), an 0% increase. Reported emissions went from 130 tCO₂e to 126 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 44 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 44 means the building performs better than about 44% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 44 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 31 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In California, 65% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder's 37.5 kBtu/ft² across 60,000 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (659 MWh-equivalent) in 2021. The disclosure also reports 294,661 kWh of electricity and 12,349 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder to report its energy use?
Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder 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 2021 disclosure (source record california:16408965:2021). 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 Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder's energy grade?
Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder scores 44 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2021 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 37.5 kBtu/ft² across 60,000 sq ft, including 294,661 kWh of electricity and 12,349 therms of natural gas.
What are Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder's carbon emissions?
Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder reported 126 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2021.
Where is Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder?
Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder is at 4085-4089 Nobel Dr, San Diego, in San Diego, California 92122. Its coordinates are 32.86663, -117.21704 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder and when was it built?
Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder has 60,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1976 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2021 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, “Whispering Pines - R.A Snyder, San Diego, California — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/whispering-pines-r-a-snyder-3f005f07 (data as of July 9, 2026).