Sterling City Science South Development
Laboratory in San Diego, CA · 9985 Pacific Heights Boulevard
At a glance
Sterling City Science South Development is a 51,817-square-foot laboratory building at 9985 Pacific Heights Boulevard in San Diego, California, built in 1980. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 36.6 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 36.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 51,817 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:100419:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 36.6 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — |
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
- 9985 Pacific Heights Boulevard
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
- Coordinates
- 32.90155, -117.19070
Within ~1 km
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How does Sterling City Science South Development 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 36.6 kBtu/ft² is about 86% below the average of 254.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 51,817 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 121,672 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 12 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 Sterling City Science South Development's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for Sterling City Science South Development, covering report years 2021–2022. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 36.6 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. Sterling City Science South Development's 36.6 kBtu/ft² across 51,817 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (556 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires Sterling City Science South Development to report its energy use?
Sterling City Science South Development 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:100419:2022). 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 Sterling City Science South Development's energy grade?
Sterling City Science South Development did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 36.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Sterling City Science South Development use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 36.6 kBtu/ft² across 51,817 sq ft.
What are Sterling City Science South Development's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is Sterling City Science South Development?
Sterling City Science South Development is at 9985 Pacific Heights Boulevard, in San Diego, California. Its coordinates are 32.90155, -117.19070 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Sterling City Science South Development and when was it built?
Sterling City Science South Development has 51,817 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is Sterling City Science South Development 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, “Sterling City Science South Development, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/sterling-city-science-south-development-457aa5d1 (data as of July 9, 2026).