War Memorial Opera House
Other in California, CA · 301 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco · 94102
At a glance
War Memorial Opera House is a 315,700-square-foot other building at 301 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 1932. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 40.7 kBtu/ft² and 913 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 40.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 913 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,770,085 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 315,700 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3187103:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 40.7 kBtu/ft² | 913 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 37.4 kBtu/ft² | 810 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 30.5 kBtu/ft² | 639 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 38.1 kBtu/ft² | 798 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
- 301 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94102
- Coordinates
- 37.77829, -122.42003
Within ~1 km
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How does War Memorial Opera House 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 40.7 kBtu/ft² is about 30% 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 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% below the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 315,700 sq ft, it is about 38% below the average floor area of 511,890 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1932, 41 years earlier 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 War Memorial Opera House's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for War Memorial Opera House, covering report years 2019–2022. Site EUI moved from 38.1 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 40.7 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 7% increase. Reported emissions went from 798 tCO₂e to 913 tCO₂e over the same span (up 14%).
What does a site EUI of 40.7 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. War Memorial Opera House's 40.7 kBtu/ft² across 315,700 sq ft works out to about 12.8 billion Btu (3,766 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 3,770,085 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires War Memorial Opera House to report its energy use?
War Memorial Opera House 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:3187103:2022). 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 War Memorial Opera House's energy grade?
War Memorial Opera House did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 40.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does War Memorial Opera House use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 40.7 kBtu/ft² across 315,700 sq ft, including 3,770,085 kWh of electricity.
What are War Memorial Opera House's carbon emissions?
War Memorial Opera House reported 913 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is War Memorial Opera House?
War Memorial Opera House is at 301 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94102. Its coordinates are 37.77829, -122.42003 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is War Memorial Opera House and when was it built?
War Memorial Opera House has 315,700 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1932 as its year built. It is classed as other.
Is War Memorial Opera House 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, “War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/war-memorial-opera-house-29fcb082 (data as of July 9, 2026).