1320 GOLDEN GATE AVE

How does 1320 GOLDEN GATE AVE compare with other commercial buildings in San Francisco?

The latest disclosures cover 1,683 commercial buildings in San Francisco, out of 2,509 buildings citywide. 1320 GOLDEN GATE AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 82 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 42% of them and lower than 56%. Its site EUI of 15.3 kBtu/ft² is about 69% below the average of 49.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 70% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 15,812 sq ft, it is about 85% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1941 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1941). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,307 commercial buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 76 and a site EUI of 51.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 1320 GOLDEN GATE AVE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 1320 GOLDEN GATE AVE, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score was 82 in both 2013 and 2025. Site EUI moved from 16.8 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 15.3 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 15 tCO₂e to 13 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 82 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 82 means the building performs better than about 82% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 82 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 San Francisco, 73% 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. 1320 GOLDEN GATE AVE's 15.3 kBtu/ft² across 15,812 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (71 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 20.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 10,642 kWh of electricity and 2,063 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 1320 GOLDEN GATE AVE to report its energy use?

1320 GOLDEN GATE AVE reports under SF Environment Code Chapter 20, the legal basis of San Francisco's Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2025 disclosure (source record sf:0755/003:2025). San Francisco's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft, with administrative penalties for buildings that fail to report.