At a glance
Port of San Diego Administration Bldg is a 165,000-square-foot office building at 3165 Pacific Hwy in San Diego, California, built in 1960. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 77 out of 100 (grade B) and a site energy-use intensity of 31.5 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 35% 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 | 77 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 31.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 165,000 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:101457:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 77 | -5 | 31.5 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2021 | 82 | 28.3 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 Hwy
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Port of San Diego Administration Bldg compare with other office buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 356 office buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. Port of San Diego Administration Bldg's ENERGY STAR score of 77 compares with an average of 75 across the 259 that report a score; it scores higher than 35% of them and lower than 63%. Its site EUI of 31.5 kBtu/ft² is about 42% below the average of 54.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 165,000 sq ft, it is about 26% 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 Administration Bldg's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for Port of San Diego Administration Bldg, covering report years 2021–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 82 in 2021 to 77 in 2022 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 82. Site EUI moved from 28.3 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 31.5 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 11% increase.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 77 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 77 means the building performs better than about 77% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 77 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. Port of San Diego Administration Bldg's 31.5 kBtu/ft² across 165,000 sq ft works out to about 5.2 billion Btu (1,523 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires Port of San Diego Administration Bldg to report its energy use?
Port of San Diego Administration Bldg 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:101457:2022). 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 Administration Bldg's energy grade?
Port of San Diego Administration Bldg scores 77 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2022 San Diego disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Port of San Diego Administration Bldg use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 31.5 kBtu/ft² across 165,000 sq ft.
What are Port of San Diego Administration Bldg's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is Port of San Diego Administration Bldg?
Port of San Diego Administration Bldg is at 3165 Pacific Hwy, in San Diego, California.
How big is Port of San Diego Administration Bldg and when was it built?
Port of San Diego Administration Bldg has 165,000 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 Administration Bldg 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 Administration Bldg, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/port-of-san-diego-administration-bldg-b0e882de (data as of July 9, 2026).