536M-Academic Building
College/University in California, CA · 536 Mission Street, San Francisco · 94105
At a glance
536M-Academic Building is a 220,800-square-foot college/university building at 536 Mission Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1979. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 32.9 kBtu/ft² and 444 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 32.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 444 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,196,336 kWh |
| Natural gas | 32,610 therms |
| Gross floor area | 220,800 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3526242:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 32.9 kBtu/ft² | 444 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 39.2 kBtu/ft² | 548 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 38.6 kBtu/ft² | 529 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 36.1 kBtu/ft² | 450 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 37.6 kBtu/ft² | 481 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 49.2 kBtu/ft² | 683 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 48.5 kBtu/ft² | 692 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)
AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 536 Mission Street, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94105
- Coordinates
- 37.78931, -122.39903
Within ~1 km
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How does 536M-Academic Building compare with other college/university buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 497 college/university buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 32.9 kBtu/ft² is about 59% below the average of 79.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 58% below the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 220,800 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1979, 11 years later than the group's average year built (1969). 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 536M-Academic Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 536M-Academic Building, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 48.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 32.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 32% decrease. Reported emissions went from 692 tCO₂e to 444 tCO₂e over the same span (down 36%).
What does a site EUI of 32.9 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. 536M-Academic Building's 32.9 kBtu/ft² across 220,800 sq ft works out to about 7.3 billion Btu (2,129 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,196,336 kWh of electricity and 32,610 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 536M-Academic Building to report its energy use?
536M-Academic Building reports under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10), the legal basis of California's Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide), which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record california:3526242:2024). AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 536M-Academic Building's energy grade?
536M-Academic Building did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 32.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 536M-Academic Building use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 32.9 kBtu/ft² across 220,800 sq ft, including 1,196,336 kWh of electricity and 32,610 therms of natural gas.
What are 536M-Academic Building's carbon emissions?
536M-Academic Building reported 444 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 536M-Academic Building?
536M-Academic Building is at 536 Mission Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94105. Its coordinates are 37.78931, -122.39903 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 536M-Academic Building and when was it built?
536M-Academic Building has 220,800 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1979 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is 536M-Academic Building covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) (AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “536M-Academic Building, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/536m-academic-building-7adbb54d (data as of July 9, 2026).