At a glance
15231 Avenue of Science is a 130,876-square-foot office building in San Diego, California, built in 2004. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 5.8 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 5.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 130,876 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:100526:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 5.8 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | 8.3 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
- 15231 Avenue of Science
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 15231 Avenue of Science compare with other office buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 356 office buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 5.8 kBtu/ft² is about 89% below the average of 54.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 130,876 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 130,949 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2004, 13 years later 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 15231 Avenue of Science's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for 15231 Avenue of Science, covering report years 2021–2022. Site EUI moved from 8.3 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 5.8 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 30% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 5.8 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. 15231 Avenue of Science's 5.8 kBtu/ft² across 130,876 sq ft works out to about 0.8 billion Btu (222 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires 15231 Avenue of Science to report its energy use?
15231 Avenue of Science 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:100526:2022). 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 15231 Avenue of Science's energy grade?
15231 Avenue of Science did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 5.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 15231 Avenue of Science use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 5.8 kBtu/ft² across 130,876 sq ft.
What are 15231 Avenue of Science's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is 15231 Avenue of Science?
15231 Avenue of Science is in San Diego, California.
How big is 15231 Avenue of Science and when was it built?
15231 Avenue of Science has 130,876 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2004 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 15231 Avenue of Science 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, “15231 Avenue of Science, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/15231-avenue-of-science-33bbbe34 (data as of July 9, 2026).