Wayne & Gladys Valley Center For Vision
College/University in California, CA · 490 Illinois Street, San Francisco · 94107
At a glance
Wayne & Gladys Valley Center For Vision is a 385,319-square-foot college/university building at 490 Illinois Street, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, built in 2020. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 23.9 kBtu/ft² and 631 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 23.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 631 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,286,771 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,522 therms |
| Gross floor area | 385,319 sq ft |
| Source record | california:20988643:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 23.9 kBtu/ft² | 631 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 22.8 kBtu/ft² | 588 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 21.7 kBtu/ft² | 538 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — |
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
- 490 Illinois Street, San Francisco
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94107
- Coordinates
- 37.76596, -122.38852
Within ~1 km
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How does Wayne & Gladys Valley Center For Vision compare with other college/university buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 497 college/university buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 23.9 kBtu/ft² is about 70% below the average of 79.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 67% below the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 385,319 sq ft, it is about 32% below the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2020, 52 years later than the group's average year built (1969). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Wayne & Gladys Valley Center For Vision's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for Wayne & Gladys Valley Center For Vision, covering report years 2020–2023. Site EUI moved from 21.7 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 23.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 538 tCO₂e to 631 tCO₂e over the same span (up 17%).
What does a site EUI of 23.9 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. Wayne & Gladys Valley Center For Vision's 23.9 kBtu/ft² across 385,319 sq ft works out to about 9.2 billion Btu (2,699 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 2,286,771 kWh of electricity and 14,522 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Wayne & Gladys Valley Center For Vision to report its energy use?
Wayne & Gladys Valley Center For Vision 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:20988643:2023). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Wayne & Gladys Valley Center For Vision's energy grade?
Wayne & Gladys Valley Center For Vision did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 23.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Wayne & Gladys Valley Center For Vision use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 23.9 kBtu/ft² across 385,319 sq ft, including 2,286,771 kWh of electricity and 14,522 therms of natural gas.
What are Wayne & Gladys Valley Center For Vision's carbon emissions?
Wayne & Gladys Valley Center For Vision reported 631 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Wayne & Gladys Valley Center For Vision?
Wayne & Gladys Valley Center For Vision is at 490 Illinois Street, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California 94107. Its coordinates are 37.76596, -122.38852 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Wayne & Gladys Valley Center For Vision and when was it built?
Wayne & Gladys Valley Center For Vision has 385,319 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2020 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is Wayne & Gladys Valley Center For Vision 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, “Wayne & Gladys Valley Center For Vision, San Francisco, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/wayne-gladys-valley-center-for-vision-0502811c (data as of July 9, 2026).