At a glance
UTC02 - University Town Ctr 2 is a 187,047-square-foot office building at 9775 Towne Center Drive in San Diego, California, built in 1986. 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 53.5 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 | 53.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 187,047 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:101346:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 77 | -23 | 53.5 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2021 | 100 | 7.0 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
- 9775 Towne Center Drive
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does UTC02 - University Town Ctr 2 compare with other office buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 356 office buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. UTC02 - University Town Ctr 2'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 53.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 54.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 187,047 sq ft, it is about 43% 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 UTC02 - University Town Ctr 2's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for UTC02 - University Town Ctr 2, covering report years 2021–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2021 to 77 in 2022 (-23 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 100. Site EUI moved from 7.0 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 53.5 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 664% 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. UTC02 - University Town Ctr 2's 53.5 kBtu/ft² across 187,047 sq ft works out to about 10 billion Btu (2,933 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires UTC02 - University Town Ctr 2 to report its energy use?
UTC02 - University Town Ctr 2 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:101346:2022). 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 UTC02 - University Town Ctr 2's energy grade?
UTC02 - University Town Ctr 2 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 UTC02 - University Town Ctr 2 use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 53.5 kBtu/ft² across 187,047 sq ft.
What are UTC02 - University Town Ctr 2's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is UTC02 - University Town Ctr 2?
UTC02 - University Town Ctr 2 is at 9775 Towne Center Drive, in San Diego, California.
How big is UTC02 - University Town Ctr 2 and when was it built?
UTC02 - University Town Ctr 2 has 187,047 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 UTC02 - University Town Ctr 2 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, “UTC02 - University Town Ctr 2, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/utc02-university-town-ctr-2-3cd79c8f (data as of July 9, 2026).