1596 Howard St. (GID/BRFS/GO Studio)
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 1596 HOWARD ST · 94103
At a glance
1596 Howard St. (GID/BRFS/GO Studio) is a 46,075-square-foot commercial building at 1596 HOWARD ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1926. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 37.4 kBtu/ft² and 97 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 37.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 86.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 97 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 367,588 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,682 therms |
| Gross floor area | 46,075 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3511/023:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 37.4 kBtu/ft² | 97 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | 55 | -6 | 40.6 kBtu/ft² | 105 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 61 | 40.8 kBtu/ft² | 109 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 27.5 kBtu/ft² | 71 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 42.9 kBtu/ft² | 103 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 36.6 kBtu/ft² | 96 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 37.2 kBtu/ft² | 103 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 44.3 kBtu/ft² | 117 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 34.9 kBtu/ft² | 92 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 24.3 kBtu/ft² | 75 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 23.1 kBtu/ft² | 71 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 23.8 kBtu/ft² | 71 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 26.1 kBtu/ft² | 75 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | 31.1 kBtu/ft² | 88 tCO₂e | |
| 2011 | — | — | — |
Compliance context
SF Environment Code Chapter 20
San Francisco's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft, with administrative penalties for buildings that fail to report.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1596 HOWARD ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94103
- Coordinates
- 37.77213, -122.41705
Within ~1 km
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How does 1596 Howard St. (GID/BRFS/GO Studio) 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. Its site EUI of 37.4 kBtu/ft² is about 24% 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 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 22% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 46,075 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 15 years earlier than 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 1596 Howard St. (GID/BRFS/GO Studio)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for 1596 Howard St. (GID/BRFS/GO Studio), covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 61 in 2023 to 55 in 2024 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 61. Site EUI moved from 31.1 kBtu/ft² (2012) to 37.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 20% increase. Reported emissions went from 88 tCO₂e to 97 tCO₂e over the same span (up 9%).
What does a site EUI of 37.4 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. 1596 Howard St. (GID/BRFS/GO Studio)'s 37.4 kBtu/ft² across 46,075 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (505 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 86.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 367,588 kWh of electricity and 4,682 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1596 Howard St. (GID/BRFS/GO Studio) to report its energy use?
1596 Howard St. (GID/BRFS/GO Studio) 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:3511/023:2025). San Francisco's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft, with administrative penalties for buildings that fail to report.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1596 Howard St. (GID/BRFS/GO Studio)'s energy grade?
1596 Howard St. (GID/BRFS/GO Studio) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 37.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1596 Howard St. (GID/BRFS/GO Studio) use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 37.4 kBtu/ft² (86.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 46,075 sq ft, including 367,588 kWh of electricity and 4,682 therms of natural gas.
What are 1596 Howard St. (GID/BRFS/GO Studio)'s carbon emissions?
1596 Howard St. (GID/BRFS/GO Studio) reported 97 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 1596 Howard St. (GID/BRFS/GO Studio)?
1596 Howard St. (GID/BRFS/GO Studio) is at 1596 HOWARD ST, in San Francisco, California 94103. Its coordinates are 37.77213, -122.41705 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 1596 Howard St. (GID/BRFS/GO Studio) and when was it built?
1596 Howard St. (GID/BRFS/GO Studio) has 46,075 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is 1596 Howard St. (GID/BRFS/GO Studio) covered by SF Environment Code Chapter 20?
Yes — it appears in the 2025 Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under SF Environment Code Chapter 20.
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About this data
Source: Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance (SF Environment Code Chapter 20), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1596 Howard St. (GID/BRFS/GO Studio), San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/1596-howard-st-gid-brfs-go-studio-938b7617 (data as of October 2, 2026).