Moscone Center South/Esplanade
Other in California, CA · 747 Howard St, San Francisco · 94103
At a glance
Moscone Center South/Esplanade is a 776,000-square-foot other building at 747 Howard St, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1981. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 45.6 kBtu/ft² and 2,433 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 45.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 2,433 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,907,358 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,010 therms |
| Gross floor area | 776,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3185585:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 45.6 kBtu/ft² | 2,433 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 42.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,181 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 37.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,907 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | 2,810 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
- 747 Howard St, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94103
- Coordinates
- 37.78415, -122.40147
Within ~1 km
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How does Moscone Center South/Esplanade 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 45.6 kBtu/ft² is about 22% below the average of 58.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% below the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 776,000 sq ft, it is about 52% above the average floor area of 511,890 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1981, 8 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 Moscone Center South/Esplanade's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for Moscone Center South/Esplanade, covering report years 2019–2022. Site EUI moved from 37.4 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 45.6 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 22% increase. Reported emissions went from 2,810 tCO₂e to 2,433 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does a site EUI of 45.6 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. Moscone Center South/Esplanade's 45.6 kBtu/ft² across 776,000 sq ft works out to about 35.4 billion Btu (10,371 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 4,907,358 kWh of electricity and 14,010 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Moscone Center South/Esplanade to report its energy use?
Moscone Center South/Esplanade 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:3185585:2022). 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 Moscone Center South/Esplanade's energy grade?
Moscone Center South/Esplanade did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 45.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Moscone Center South/Esplanade use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 45.6 kBtu/ft² across 776,000 sq ft, including 4,907,358 kWh of electricity and 14,010 therms of natural gas.
What are Moscone Center South/Esplanade's carbon emissions?
Moscone Center South/Esplanade reported 2,433 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Moscone Center South/Esplanade?
Moscone Center South/Esplanade is at 747 Howard St, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94103. Its coordinates are 37.78415, -122.40147 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Moscone Center South/Esplanade and when was it built?
Moscone Center South/Esplanade has 776,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1981 as its year built. It is classed as other.
Is Moscone Center South/Esplanade 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, “Moscone Center South/Esplanade, San Francisco, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/moscone-center-south-esplanade-9cf1a84a (data as of July 9, 2026).