Alvarado Hospital Medical Center - East Tower
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) in San Diego, CA
At a glance
Alvarado Hospital Medical Center - East Tower is a 185,737-square-foot hospital (general medical & surgical) in San Diego, California, built in 1972. In its 2021 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 185.7 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 185.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 185,737 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:4635903000:2021 |
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
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
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How does Alvarado Hospital Medical Center - East Tower compare with other hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 13 hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 185.7 kBtu/ft² is about 18% below the average of 227.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 185,737 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 444,932 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 8 years earlier than the group's average year built (1980). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 748 hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 59 and a site EUI of 238.7 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 185.7 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. Alvarado Hospital Medical Center - East Tower's 185.7 kBtu/ft² across 185,737 sq ft works out to about 34.5 billion Btu (10,108 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires Alvarado Hospital Medical Center - East Tower to report its energy use?
Alvarado Hospital Medical Center - East Tower 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 2021 disclosure (source record san_diego:4635903000:2021). 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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- 0392 San Diego County Psychiatric Hospital· 58,900 sq ft · score 100 (A)
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Frequently asked questions
What is Alvarado Hospital Medical Center - East Tower's energy grade?
Alvarado Hospital Medical Center - East Tower did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 185.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Alvarado Hospital Medical Center - East Tower use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 185.7 kBtu/ft² across 185,737 sq ft.
What are Alvarado Hospital Medical Center - East Tower's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is Alvarado Hospital Medical Center - East Tower?
Alvarado Hospital Medical Center - East Tower is in San Diego, California.
How big is Alvarado Hospital Medical Center - East Tower and when was it built?
Alvarado Hospital Medical Center - East Tower has 185,737 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as hospital (general medical & surgical).
Is Alvarado Hospital Medical Center - East Tower covered by the Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12)?
Yes — it appears in the 2021 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, “Alvarado Hospital Medical Center - East Tower, San Diego, California — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/alvarado-hospital-medical-center-east-tower-ee74c0c9 (data as of July 9, 2026).