SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING
Laboratory in San Diego, CA · 3035 Muir Lane
At a glance
SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING is a 55,542-square-foot laboratory building at 3035 Muir Lane in San Diego, California, built in 1976. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 162.2 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 162.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 55,542 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:102572:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 162.2 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | 158.9 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
- 3035 Muir Lane
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING 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 162.2 kBtu/ft² is about 36% below the average of 254.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 55,542 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 121,672 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1976, 16 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 SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING, covering report years 2021–2022. Site EUI moved from 158.9 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 162.2 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 2% increase.
What does a site EUI of 162.2 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. SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING's 162.2 kBtu/ft² across 55,542 sq ft works out to about 9 billion Btu (2,640 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING to report its energy use?
SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING 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:102572:2022). 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 SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING's energy grade?
SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 162.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 162.2 kBtu/ft² across 55,542 sq ft.
What are SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING?
SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING is at 3035 Muir Lane, in San Diego, California.
How big is SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING and when was it built?
SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING has 55,542 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1976 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING 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, “SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH BUILDING, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/social-sciences-research-building-32fbfd28 (data as of July 9, 2026).