San Francisco Zen Center
Worship Facility in California, CA · 300 Page Street, San Francisco · 94102
At a glance
San Francisco Zen Center is a 50,000-square-foot worship facility at 300 Page Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1922. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 78 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 21.4 kBtu/ft² and 54 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 40% of the 77 scored worship facility buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 78 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 21.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 54 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 18,903 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,267 therms |
| Gross floor area | 50,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:10497389:2023 |
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
- 300 Page Street, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94102
- Coordinates
- 37.77379, -122.42615
Within ~1 km
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How does San Francisco Zen Center compare with other worship facility buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 132 worship facility buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. San Francisco Zen Center's ENERGY STAR score of 78 compares with an average of 72 across the 77 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 55%. Its site EUI of 21.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 23.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 27% below the group average of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 50,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 99,110 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1922, 57 years earlier than the group's average year built (1979). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 78 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 78 means the building performs better than about 78% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 78 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. San Francisco Zen Center's 21.4 kBtu/ft² across 50,000 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (314 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 18,903 kWh of electricity and 9,267 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires San Francisco Zen Center to report its energy use?
San Francisco Zen Center 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:10497389:2023). 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 worship facility buildings in California
- Liberty Christian Center· 43,690 sq ft · EUI 6.7 kBtu/ft²
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- United University Church (Uuc)· 32,678 sq ft · score 100 (A)
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Frequently asked questions
What is San Francisco Zen Center's energy grade?
San Francisco Zen Center scores 78 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does San Francisco Zen Center use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 21.4 kBtu/ft² across 50,000 sq ft, including 18,903 kWh of electricity and 9,267 therms of natural gas.
What are San Francisco Zen Center's carbon emissions?
San Francisco Zen Center reported 54 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is San Francisco Zen Center?
San Francisco Zen Center is at 300 Page Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94102. Its coordinates are 37.77379, -122.42615 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is San Francisco Zen Center and when was it built?
San Francisco Zen Center has 50,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1922 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is San Francisco Zen Center covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “San Francisco Zen Center, San Francisco, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/san-francisco-zen-center-808054bd (data as of July 9, 2026).