War Memorial Veterans Building
Other in California, CA · 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco · 94102
At a glance
War Memorial Veterans Building is a 214,000-square-foot other building at 401 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 210.2 kBtu/ft² and 2,569 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 210.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 2,569 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 12.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,456,635 kWh |
| Natural gas | 371,784 therms |
| Gross floor area | 214,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3187102:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 210.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,569 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 169.4 kBtu/ft² | 2,045 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 156.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,881 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 189.8 kBtu/ft² | 2,274 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
- 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94102
- Coordinates
- 37.77915, -122.42022
Within ~1 km
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How does War Memorial Veterans Building 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 210.2 kBtu/ft² is about 261% 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 12.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 243% above the group average of 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 214,000 sq ft, it is about 58% 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 Veterans Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for War Memorial Veterans Building, covering report years 2019–2022. Site EUI moved from 189.8 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 210.2 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 11% increase. Reported emissions went from 2,274 tCO₂e to 2,569 tCO₂e over the same span (up 13%).
What does a site EUI of 210.2 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. War Memorial Veterans Building's 210.2 kBtu/ft² across 214,000 sq ft works out to about 45 billion Btu (13,183 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 2,456,635 kWh of electricity and 371,784 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires War Memorial Veterans Building to report its energy use?
War Memorial Veterans 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:3187102:2022). 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 Veterans Building's energy grade?
War Memorial Veterans Building did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 210.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does War Memorial Veterans Building use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 210.2 kBtu/ft² across 214,000 sq ft, including 2,456,635 kWh of electricity and 371,784 therms of natural gas.
What are War Memorial Veterans Building's carbon emissions?
War Memorial Veterans Building reported 2,569 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (12.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is War Memorial Veterans Building?
War Memorial Veterans Building is at 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94102. Its coordinates are 37.77915, -122.42022 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is War Memorial Veterans Building and when was it built?
War Memorial Veterans Building has 214,000 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 Veterans Building 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 Veterans Building, San Francisco, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/war-memorial-veterans-building-acc04967 (data as of July 9, 2026).