Bret Harte Elementary
K-12 School in California, CA · 1055 Gilman Ave, San Francisco · 94124
At a glance
Bret Harte Elementary is a 79,000-square-foot K-12 school at 1055 Gilman Ave, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1954. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 54 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 34.6 kBtu/ft² and 168 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 19% of the 2,016 scored K-12 school buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 54 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 34.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 168 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 268,825 kWh |
| Natural gas | 19,410 therms |
| Gross floor area | 79,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3594344:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 54 | -14 | 34.6 kBtu/ft² | 168 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 68 | -19 | 30.0 kBtu/ft² | 138 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 87 | +12 | 21.8 kBtu/ft² | 95 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 75 | 26.3 kBtu/ft² | 118 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
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Location
- Address
- 1055 Gilman Ave, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94124
- Coordinates
- 37.71878, -122.38923
Within ~1 km
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How does Bret Harte Elementary compare with other K-12 school buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 2,128 K-12 school buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Bret Harte Elementary's ENERGY STAR score of 54 compares with an average of 74 across the 2,016 that report a score; it scores higher than 19% of them and lower than 81%. Its site EUI of 34.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.6 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 79,000 sq ft, it is about 39% below the average floor area of 129,123 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1954, 22 years earlier than the group's average year built (1976). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Bret Harte Elementary's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for Bret Harte Elementary, covering report years 2019–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 75 in 2019 to 54 in 2022 (-21 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 87. Site EUI moved from 26.3 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 34.6 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 32% increase. Reported emissions went from 118 tCO₂e to 168 tCO₂e over the same span (up 42%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 54 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 54 means the building performs better than about 54% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 54 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 21 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In California, 65% 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. Bret Harte Elementary's 34.6 kBtu/ft² across 79,000 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (801 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 268,825 kWh of electricity and 19,410 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Bret Harte Elementary to report its energy use?
Bret Harte Elementary 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:3594344:2022). 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.
More K-12 school buildings in California
- Heber Dogwood Elementary· 78,962 sq ft · score 92 (A)
- Wood Middle· 78,680 sq ft · score 77 (B)
- Will Rogers Middle School· 78,644 sq ft · score 92 (A)
- Central Elementary· 78,630 sq ft · score 50 (D)
- Franklin Elementary· 78,619 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- Oaks Middle School· 78,594 sq ft · score 99 (A)
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Frequently asked questions
What is Bret Harte Elementary's energy grade?
Bret Harte Elementary scores 54 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Bret Harte Elementary use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 34.6 kBtu/ft² across 79,000 sq ft, including 268,825 kWh of electricity and 19,410 therms of natural gas.
What are Bret Harte Elementary's carbon emissions?
Bret Harte Elementary reported 168 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Bret Harte Elementary?
Bret Harte Elementary is at 1055 Gilman Ave, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94124. Its coordinates are 37.71878, -122.38923 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Bret Harte Elementary and when was it built?
Bret Harte Elementary has 79,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1954 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is Bret Harte Elementary covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Bret Harte Elementary, San Francisco, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/bret-harte-elementary-1ed610f3 (data as of July 9, 2026).