Davies Symphony Hall / Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall
Other in California, CA · 201 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco · 94102
At a glance
Davies Symphony Hall / Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall is a 229,500-square-foot other building at 201 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 2004. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 81.2 kBtu/ft² and 1,130 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 81.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,130 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,159,502 kWh |
| Natural gas | 114,265 therms |
| Gross floor area | 229,500 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3187101:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 81.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,130 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 70.8 kBtu/ft² | 960 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 37.6 kBtu/ft² | 516 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 53.8 kBtu/ft² | 747 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
- 201 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94102
- Coordinates
- 37.77733, -122.41985
Within ~1 km
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How does Davies Symphony Hall / Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall compare with other other buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 773 other buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 81.2 kBtu/ft² is about 39% above the average of 58.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 40% above the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 229,500 sq ft, it is about 55% below the average floor area of 511,890 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2004, 31 years later than the group's average year built (1973). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,327 other buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 60 and a site EUI of 63.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Davies Symphony Hall / Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for Davies Symphony Hall / Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall, covering report years 2019–2022. Site EUI moved from 53.8 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 81.2 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 51% increase. Reported emissions went from 747 tCO₂e to 1,130 tCO₂e over the same span (up 51%).
What does a site EUI of 81.2 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. Davies Symphony Hall / Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall's 81.2 kBtu/ft² across 229,500 sq ft works out to about 18.6 billion Btu (5,461 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 2,159,502 kWh of electricity and 114,265 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Davies Symphony Hall / Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall to report its energy use?
Davies Symphony Hall / Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall 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:3187101:2022). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Davies Symphony Hall / Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall's energy grade?
Davies Symphony Hall / Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 81.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Davies Symphony Hall / Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 81.2 kBtu/ft² across 229,500 sq ft, including 2,159,502 kWh of electricity and 114,265 therms of natural gas.
What are Davies Symphony Hall / Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall's carbon emissions?
Davies Symphony Hall / Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall reported 1,130 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Davies Symphony Hall / Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall?
Davies Symphony Hall / Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall is at 201 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94102. Its coordinates are 37.77733, -122.41985 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Davies Symphony Hall / Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall and when was it built?
Davies Symphony Hall / Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall has 229,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2004 as its year built. It is classed as other.
Is Davies Symphony Hall / Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall 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, “Davies Symphony Hall / Zellerbach Rehearsal Hall, San Francisco, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/davies-symphony-hall-zellerbach-rehearsal-hall-5062b273 (data as of July 9, 2026).