At a glance
TORREY PINES CENTER SOUTH is a 152,373-square-foot office building at 10280 North Torrey Pines Road in San Diego, California, built in 1986. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 55 out of 100 (grade C) and a site energy-use intensity of 64.5 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 16% 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 | 55 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 64.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 152,373 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:100889:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 55 | -29 | 64.5 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2021 | 84 | 38.3 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
- 10280 North Torrey Pines Road
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
- Coordinates
- 32.89062, -117.24263
Within ~1 km
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How does TORREY PINES CENTER SOUTH compare with other office buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 356 office buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. TORREY PINES CENTER SOUTH's ENERGY STAR score of 55 compares with an average of 75 across the 259 that report a score; it scores higher than 16% of them and lower than 83%. Its site EUI of 64.5 kBtu/ft² is about 19% above the average of 54.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 152,373 sq ft, it is about 16% above the average floor area of 130,949 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 5 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 TORREY PINES CENTER SOUTH's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for TORREY PINES CENTER SOUTH, covering report years 2021–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 84 in 2021 to 55 in 2022 (-29 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 84. Site EUI moved from 38.3 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 64.5 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 68% increase.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 55 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 55 means the building performs better than about 55% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 55 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 20 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. TORREY PINES CENTER SOUTH's 64.5 kBtu/ft² across 152,373 sq ft works out to about 9.8 billion Btu (2,880 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires TORREY PINES CENTER SOUTH to report its energy use?
TORREY PINES CENTER SOUTH 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:100889:2022). 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 TORREY PINES CENTER SOUTH's energy grade?
TORREY PINES CENTER SOUTH scores 55 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2022 San Diego disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does TORREY PINES CENTER SOUTH use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 64.5 kBtu/ft² across 152,373 sq ft.
What are TORREY PINES CENTER SOUTH's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is TORREY PINES CENTER SOUTH?
TORREY PINES CENTER SOUTH is at 10280 North Torrey Pines Road, in San Diego, California. Its coordinates are 32.89062, -117.24263 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is TORREY PINES CENTER SOUTH and when was it built?
TORREY PINES CENTER SOUTH has 152,373 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is TORREY PINES CENTER SOUTH 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, “TORREY PINES CENTER SOUTH, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/torrey-pines-center-south-201317d1 (data as of July 9, 2026).