GALBRAITH HALL
Laboratory in San Diego, CA · 9219 Scholars Drive South
At a glance
GALBRAITH HALL is a 116,473-square-foot laboratory building at 9219 Scholars Drive South in San Diego, California, built in 1965. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 164.9 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 164.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 116,473 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:102546:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 164.9 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | 129.5 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
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Location
- Address
- 9219 Scholars Drive South
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does GALBRAITH HALL compare with other laboratory buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 67 laboratory buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 164.9 kBtu/ft² is about 35% below the average of 254.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 116,473 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 121,672 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 27 years earlier than the group's average year built (1992). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 795 laboratory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 29 and a site EUI of 231.7 kBtu/ft².
How has GALBRAITH HALL's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for GALBRAITH HALL, covering report years 2021–2022. Site EUI moved from 129.5 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 164.9 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 27% increase.
What does a site EUI of 164.9 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. GALBRAITH HALL's 164.9 kBtu/ft² across 116,473 sq ft works out to about 19.2 billion Btu (5,629 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires GALBRAITH HALL to report its energy use?
GALBRAITH HALL 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:102546:2022). 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 GALBRAITH HALL's energy grade?
GALBRAITH HALL did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 164.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does GALBRAITH HALL use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 164.9 kBtu/ft² across 116,473 sq ft.
What are GALBRAITH HALL's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is GALBRAITH HALL?
GALBRAITH HALL is at 9219 Scholars Drive South, in San Diego, California.
How big is GALBRAITH HALL and when was it built?
GALBRAITH HALL has 116,473 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1965 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is GALBRAITH HALL 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, “GALBRAITH HALL, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/galbraith-hall-50108eed (data as of July 9, 2026).