WARREN LECTURE HALL + LITERATURE BLDG
College/University in San Diego, CA · 3224 Matthews Lane
At a glance
WARREN LECTURE HALL + LITERATURE BLDG is a 115,764-square-foot college/university building at 3224 Matthews Lane in San Diego, California, built in 1990. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 114.0 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 114.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 115,764 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:102584:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 114.0 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | 123.3 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
- 3224 Matthews Lane
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does WARREN LECTURE HALL + LITERATURE BLDG compare with other college/university buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 15 college/university buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 114.0 kBtu/ft² is about 28% above the average of 89.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 115,764 sq ft, it is about 45% below the average floor area of 209,469 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1990, 4 years later than the group's average year built (1986). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has WARREN LECTURE HALL + LITERATURE BLDG's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for WARREN LECTURE HALL + LITERATURE BLDG, covering report years 2021–2022. Site EUI moved from 123.3 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 114.0 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 8% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 114.0 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. WARREN LECTURE HALL + LITERATURE BLDG's 114.0 kBtu/ft² across 115,764 sq ft works out to about 13.2 billion Btu (3,868 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires WARREN LECTURE HALL + LITERATURE BLDG to report its energy use?
WARREN LECTURE HALL + LITERATURE 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:102584:2022). 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 WARREN LECTURE HALL + LITERATURE BLDG's energy grade?
WARREN LECTURE HALL + LITERATURE BLDG did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 114.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does WARREN LECTURE HALL + LITERATURE BLDG use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 114.0 kBtu/ft² across 115,764 sq ft.
What are WARREN LECTURE HALL + LITERATURE BLDG's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is WARREN LECTURE HALL + LITERATURE BLDG?
WARREN LECTURE HALL + LITERATURE BLDG is at 3224 Matthews Lane, in San Diego, California.
How big is WARREN LECTURE HALL + LITERATURE BLDG and when was it built?
WARREN LECTURE HALL + LITERATURE BLDG has 115,764 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1990 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is WARREN LECTURE HALL + LITERATURE 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, “WARREN LECTURE HALL + LITERATURE BLDG, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/warren-lecture-hall-literature-bldg-96155f9e (data as of July 9, 2026).