Aquatera (qt01)
Multifamily Housing in San Diego, CA · 5777 Mission Center Rd
At a glance
Aquatera (qt01) is a 417,000-square-foot multifamily housing building at 5777 Mission Center Rd in San Diego, California, built in 2015. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 77 out of 100 (grade B) and a site energy-use intensity of 24.4 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 14% of the 383 scored multifamily housing buildings in San Diego.
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 77 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 24.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 417,000 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:101798:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 77 | +7 | 24.4 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2021 | 70 | 24.8 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
- 5777 Mission Center Rd
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Aquatera (qt01) compare with other multifamily housing buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 469 multifamily housing buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. Aquatera (qt01)'s ENERGY STAR score of 77 compares with an average of 90 across the 383 that report a score; it scores higher than 14% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 24.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 26.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 417,000 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 203,251 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2015, 21 years later than the group's average year built (1994). 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 Aquatera (qt01)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for Aquatera (qt01), covering report years 2021–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 70 in 2021 to 77 in 2022 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 24.8 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 24.4 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 2% decrease.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 77 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 77 means the building performs better than about 77% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 77 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. Aquatera (qt01)'s 24.4 kBtu/ft² across 417,000 sq ft works out to about 10.2 billion Btu (2,982 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires Aquatera (qt01) to report its energy use?
Aquatera (qt01) 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:101798:2022). 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 Aquatera (qt01)'s energy grade?
Aquatera (qt01) scores 77 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2022 San Diego disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Aquatera (qt01) use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 24.4 kBtu/ft² across 417,000 sq ft.
What are Aquatera (qt01)'s carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is Aquatera (qt01)?
Aquatera (qt01) is at 5777 Mission Center Rd, in San Diego, California.
How big is Aquatera (qt01) and when was it built?
Aquatera (qt01) has 417,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2015 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is Aquatera (qt01) 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, “Aquatera (qt01), San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/aquatera-qt01-91bd6394 (data as of July 9, 2026).