BIRCH AQUARIUM at SCRIPPS
College/University in San Diego, CA · 2300 Expedition Way
At a glance
BIRCH AQUARIUM at SCRIPPS is a 60,060-square-foot college/university building at 2300 Expedition Way in San Diego, California, built in 1992. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 172.6 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 172.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 60,060 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:102594:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 172.6 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
- 2300 Expedition Way
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does BIRCH AQUARIUM at SCRIPPS compare with other college/university buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 15 college/university buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 172.6 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 89.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 60,060 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 209,469 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1992, 6 years later than the group's average year built (1986). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has BIRCH AQUARIUM at SCRIPPS's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for BIRCH AQUARIUM at SCRIPPS, covering report years 2021–2022. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 172.6 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. BIRCH AQUARIUM at SCRIPPS's 172.6 kBtu/ft² across 60,060 sq ft works out to about 10.4 billion Btu (3,038 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires BIRCH AQUARIUM at SCRIPPS to report its energy use?
BIRCH AQUARIUM at SCRIPPS 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:102594:2022). 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 BIRCH AQUARIUM at SCRIPPS's energy grade?
BIRCH AQUARIUM at SCRIPPS did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 172.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does BIRCH AQUARIUM at SCRIPPS use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 172.6 kBtu/ft² across 60,060 sq ft.
What are BIRCH AQUARIUM at SCRIPPS's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is BIRCH AQUARIUM at SCRIPPS?
BIRCH AQUARIUM at SCRIPPS is at 2300 Expedition Way, in San Diego, California.
How big is BIRCH AQUARIUM at SCRIPPS and when was it built?
BIRCH AQUARIUM at SCRIPPS has 60,060 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1992 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is BIRCH AQUARIUM at SCRIPPS 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, “BIRCH AQUARIUM at SCRIPPS, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/birch-aquarium-at-scripps-d9d30dc1 (data as of July 9, 2026).