YORK HALL
Laboratory in San Diego, CA · 9240 Herbert York Lane
At a glance
YORK HALL is a 112,119-square-foot laboratory building at 9240 Herbert York Lane in San Diego, California, built in 1966. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 4175.5 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 4175.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 112,119 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:102585:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 4175.5 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | 2648.0 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
- 9240 Herbert York Lane
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does YORK HALL 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 4175.5 kBtu/ft² is about 1540% above the average of 254.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 112,119 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 121,672 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1966, 26 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 YORK HALL's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for YORK HALL, covering report years 2021–2022. Only 2 of those years carry energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 4175.5 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. YORK HALL's 4175.5 kBtu/ft² across 112,119 sq ft works out to about 468.2 billion Btu (137,202 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires YORK HALL to report its energy use?
YORK HALL 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:102585:2022). 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 YORK HALL's energy grade?
YORK HALL did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 4175.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does YORK HALL use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 4175.5 kBtu/ft² across 112,119 sq ft.
What are YORK HALL's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is YORK HALL?
YORK HALL is at 9240 Herbert York Lane, in San Diego, California.
How big is YORK HALL and when was it built?
YORK HALL has 112,119 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1966 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is YORK HALL 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, “YORK HALL, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/york-hall-0b8d4708 (data as of July 9, 2026).