10618 Science Center Dr
Laboratory in San Diego, CA · 10618 Science Center Drive
At a glance
10618 Science Center Dr is a 59,248-square-foot laboratory building at 10618 Science Center Drive in San Diego, California, built in 2010. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 311.0 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 311.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 59,248 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:100036:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 311.0 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | 265.2 kBtu/ft² | — |
Compliance context
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12)
San Diego's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 50,000 sq ft, with civil penalties for buildings that fail to report.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 10618 Science Center Drive
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
- Coordinates
- 32.89733, -117.23173
Within ~1 km
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How does 10618 Science Center Dr compare with other laboratory buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 67 laboratory buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 311.0 kBtu/ft² is about 22% above the average of 254.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 59,248 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 121,672 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2010, 18 years later than 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 10618 Science Center Dr's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for 10618 Science Center Dr, covering report years 2021–2022. Site EUI moved from 265.2 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 311.0 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 17% increase.
What does a site EUI of 311.0 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. 10618 Science Center Dr's 311.0 kBtu/ft² across 59,248 sq ft works out to about 18.4 billion Btu (5,400 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires 10618 Science Center Dr to report its energy use?
10618 Science Center Dr reports under the Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12), the legal basis of San Diego's Building Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2022 disclosure (source record san_diego:100036:2022). San Diego's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 50,000 sq ft, with civil penalties for buildings that fail to report.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 10618 Science Center Dr's energy grade?
10618 Science Center Dr did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 311.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 10618 Science Center Dr use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 311.0 kBtu/ft² across 59,248 sq ft.
What are 10618 Science Center Dr's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is 10618 Science Center Dr?
10618 Science Center Dr is at 10618 Science Center Drive, in San Diego, California. Its coordinates are 32.89733, -117.23173 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 10618 Science Center Dr and when was it built?
10618 Science Center Dr has 59,248 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2010 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is 10618 Science Center Dr covered by the Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking (Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “10618 Science Center Dr, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/10618-science-center-dr-10788aad (data as of July 9, 2026).