At a glance
1420 Kettner is a 119,409-square-foot office building at 1420 Kettner Blvd in San Diego, California, built in 1985. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 90 out of 100 (grade A) and a site energy-use intensity of 26.5 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 66% of the 259 scored office buildings in San Diego.
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 90 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 26.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 119,409 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:102006:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 90 | 26.5 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — |
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
- 1420 Kettner Blvd
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 1420 Kettner compare with other office buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 356 office buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. 1420 Kettner's ENERGY STAR score of 90 compares with an average of 75 across the 259 that report a score; it scores higher than 66% of them and lower than 29%. Its site EUI of 26.5 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 54.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 119,409 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 130,949 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1985, 6 years earlier than the group's average year built (1991). 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 1420 Kettner's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for 1420 Kettner, covering report years 2021–2022. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 90 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 90 means the building performs better than about 90% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 90 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In San Diego, 73% 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. 1420 Kettner's 26.5 kBtu/ft² across 119,409 sq ft works out to about 3.2 billion Btu (927 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires 1420 Kettner to report its energy use?
1420 Kettner 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:102006:2022). 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 1420 Kettner's energy grade?
1420 Kettner scores 90 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2022 San Diego disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1420 Kettner use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 26.5 kBtu/ft² across 119,409 sq ft.
What are 1420 Kettner's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is 1420 Kettner?
1420 Kettner is at 1420 Kettner Blvd, in San Diego, California.
How big is 1420 Kettner and when was it built?
1420 Kettner has 119,409 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1985 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1420 Kettner 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, “1420 Kettner, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/1420-kettner-1f0a137f (data as of July 9, 2026).