At a glance
Port of San Diego Admin Campus is a 190,000-square-foot office building at 3165 Pacific Highway in San Diego, California, built in 1960. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 43.5 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 43.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 190,000 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:102247:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 43.5 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | 33.0 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
- 3165 Pacific Highway
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Port of San Diego Admin Campus compare with other office buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 356 office buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 43.5 kBtu/ft² is about 20% below the average of 54.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 190,000 sq ft, it is about 45% above the average floor area of 130,949 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 31 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 Port of San Diego Admin Campus's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for Port of San Diego Admin Campus, covering report years 2021–2022. Site EUI moved from 33.0 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 43.5 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 32% increase.
What does a site EUI of 43.5 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. Port of San Diego Admin Campus's 43.5 kBtu/ft² across 190,000 sq ft works out to about 8.3 billion Btu (2,422 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires Port of San Diego Admin Campus to report its energy use?
Port of San Diego Admin Campus 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:102247:2022). 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 Port of San Diego Admin Campus's energy grade?
Port of San Diego Admin Campus did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 43.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Port of San Diego Admin Campus use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 43.5 kBtu/ft² across 190,000 sq ft.
What are Port of San Diego Admin Campus's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is Port of San Diego Admin Campus?
Port of San Diego Admin Campus is at 3165 Pacific Highway, in San Diego, California.
How big is Port of San Diego Admin Campus and when was it built?
Port of San Diego Admin Campus has 190,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1960 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Port of San Diego Admin Campus 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, “Port of San Diego Admin Campus, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/port-of-san-diego-admin-campus-187955a4 (data as of July 9, 2026).