NIERENBERG HALL+TRAILERS
College/University in San Diego, CA · 8810 Shellback Way
At a glance
NIERENBERG HALL+TRAILERS is a 50,345-square-foot college/university building at 8810 Shellback Way in San Diego, California, built in 1984. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 40.5 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 40.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 50,345 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:102560:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 40.5 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | 44.7 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
- 8810 Shellback Way
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does NIERENBERG HALL+TRAILERS 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 40.5 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 89.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 50,345 sq ft, it is about 76% below the average floor area of 209,469 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1984 construction date is close to 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 NIERENBERG HALL+TRAILERS's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for NIERENBERG HALL+TRAILERS, covering report years 2021–2022. Site EUI moved from 44.7 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 40.5 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 9% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 40.5 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. NIERENBERG HALL+TRAILERS's 40.5 kBtu/ft² across 50,345 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (598 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires NIERENBERG HALL+TRAILERS to report its energy use?
NIERENBERG HALL+TRAILERS 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:102560:2022). 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 NIERENBERG HALL+TRAILERS's energy grade?
NIERENBERG HALL+TRAILERS did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 40.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does NIERENBERG HALL+TRAILERS use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 40.5 kBtu/ft² across 50,345 sq ft.
What are NIERENBERG HALL+TRAILERS's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is NIERENBERG HALL+TRAILERS?
NIERENBERG HALL+TRAILERS is at 8810 Shellback Way, in San Diego, California.
How big is NIERENBERG HALL+TRAILERS and when was it built?
NIERENBERG HALL+TRAILERS has 50,345 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1984 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is NIERENBERG HALL+TRAILERS 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, “NIERENBERG HALL+TRAILERS, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/nierenberg-hall-trailers-35aa6a14 (data as of July 9, 2026).