At a glance
Nobel Corporate Plaza is a 106,840-square-foot office building at 3636 Nobel Dr in San Diego, California, built in 1984. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 85 out of 100 (grade A) and a site energy-use intensity of 43.1 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 53% of the 259 scored office buildings in San Diego.
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 85 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 43.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 106,840 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:101087:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 85 | +1 | 43.1 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2021 | 84 | 38.1 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
- 3636 Nobel Dr
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Nobel Corporate Plaza compare with other office buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 356 office buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. Nobel Corporate Plaza's ENERGY STAR score of 85 compares with an average of 75 across the 259 that report a score; it scores higher than 53% of them and lower than 45%. Its site EUI of 43.1 kBtu/ft² is about 21% below the average of 54.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 106,840 sq ft, it is about 18% below the average floor area of 130,949 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1984, 7 years earlier than the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Nobel Corporate Plaza's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for Nobel Corporate Plaza, covering report years 2021–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 84 in 2021 to 85 in 2022 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 38.1 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 43.1 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 13% increase.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 85 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 85 means the building performs better than about 85% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 85 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. Nobel Corporate Plaza's 43.1 kBtu/ft² across 106,840 sq ft works out to about 4.6 billion Btu (1,350 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires Nobel Corporate Plaza to report its energy use?
Nobel Corporate Plaza 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:101087:2022). 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 Nobel Corporate Plaza's energy grade?
Nobel Corporate Plaza scores 85 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2022 San Diego disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Nobel Corporate Plaza use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 43.1 kBtu/ft² across 106,840 sq ft.
What are Nobel Corporate Plaza's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is Nobel Corporate Plaza?
Nobel Corporate Plaza is at 3636 Nobel Dr, in San Diego, California.
How big is Nobel Corporate Plaza and when was it built?
Nobel Corporate Plaza has 106,840 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1984 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Nobel Corporate Plaza 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, “Nobel Corporate Plaza, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/nobel-corporate-plaza-702e1cc3 (data as of July 9, 2026).