The Wax Museum Building
Museum in California, CA · 145 Jefferson Street, San Francisco · 94133
At a glance
The Wax Museum Building is a 121,481-square-foot museum building at 145 Jefferson Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 2000. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 22.7 kBtu/ft² and 181 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 22.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 181 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 797,900 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 121,481 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3336844:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 22.7 kBtu/ft² | 181 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 22.6 kBtu/ft² | 194 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 24.2 kBtu/ft² | 201 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 29.4 kBtu/ft² | 214 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 34.5 kBtu/ft² | 274 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 85.9 kBtu/ft² | 677 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 60.4 kBtu/ft² | 496 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
- 145 Jefferson Street, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94133
- Coordinates
- 37.80807, -122.41465
Within ~1 km
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How does The Wax Museum Building compare with other museum buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 48 museum buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 22.7 kBtu/ft² is about 69% below the average of 73.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 66% below the group average of 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 121,481 sq ft, it is about 12% below the average floor area of 137,839 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 26 years later than the group's average year built (1974).
How has The Wax Museum Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for The Wax Museum Building, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 60.4 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 22.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 62% decrease. Reported emissions went from 496 tCO₂e to 181 tCO₂e over the same span (down 64%).
What does a site EUI of 22.7 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. The Wax Museum Building's 22.7 kBtu/ft² across 121,481 sq ft works out to about 2.8 billion Btu (808 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 797,900 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires The Wax Museum Building to report its energy use?
The Wax Museum 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:3336844:2024). 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.
More museum buildings in California
- The Broad· 120,000 sq ft · EUI 29.9 kBtu/ft²
- San Diego Museum Of Art· 115,000 sq ft · EUI 68.7 kBtu/ft²
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- (Tenant Occupied) Balboa Park_Museum Of Art· 100,483 sq ft · EUI 256.5 kBtu/ft²
- 670 California State Railroad Museum· 100,000 sq ft · EUI 57.9 kBtu/ft²
- San Diego Museum Of Art· 98,121 sq ft · EUI 259.9 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Wax Museum Building's energy grade?
The Wax Museum Building did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 22.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Wax Museum Building use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 22.7 kBtu/ft² across 121,481 sq ft, including 797,900 kWh of electricity.
What are The Wax Museum Building's carbon emissions?
The Wax Museum Building reported 181 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The Wax Museum Building?
The Wax Museum Building is at 145 Jefferson Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94133. Its coordinates are 37.80807, -122.41465 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is The Wax Museum Building and when was it built?
The Wax Museum Building has 121,481 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is The Wax Museum 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, “The Wax Museum Building, San Francisco, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/the-wax-museum-building-219a3c83 (data as of July 9, 2026).