Adolph Gasser Retail store
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 181 2ND ST · 94105
At a glance
Adolph Gasser Retail store is a 17,500-square-foot commercial building at 181 2ND ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1911. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 93 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 23.8 kBtu/ft² and 23 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 68% of the 790 scored commercial buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 93 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 23.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 57.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 23 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 94,931 kWh |
| Natural gas | 932 therms |
| Gross floor area | 17,500 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:3721/023:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 93 | -4 | 23.8 kBtu/ft² | 23 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 97 | +4 | 25.3 kBtu/ft² | 27 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 93 | 30.8 kBtu/ft² | 33 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 31.8 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 40.8 kBtu/ft² | 40 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 24.6 kBtu/ft² | 24 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 62.5 kBtu/ft² | 62 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 39.4 kBtu/ft² | 43 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 13.0 kBtu/ft² | 15 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 13.0 kBtu/ft² | 16 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 14.3 kBtu/ft² | 19 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 16.4 kBtu/ft² | 22 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 19.1 kBtu/ft² | 25 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | |
| 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
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Location
- Address
- 181 2ND ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94105
- Coordinates
- 37.78717, -122.39836
Within ~1 km
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How does Adolph Gasser Retail store 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. Adolph Gasser Retail store's ENERGY STAR score of 93 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 68% of them and lower than 29%. Its site EUI of 23.8 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 1.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 17,500 sq ft, it is about 84% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1911, 30 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 Adolph Gasser Retail store's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for Adolph Gasser Retail store, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score was 93 in both 2023 and 2025. Site EUI moved from 19.1 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 23.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 25% increase. Reported emissions went from 25 tCO₂e to 23 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 93 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 93 means the building performs better than about 93% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 93 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. Adolph Gasser Retail store's 23.8 kBtu/ft² across 17,500 sq ft works out to about 0.4 billion Btu (122 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 57.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 94,931 kWh of electricity and 932 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Adolph Gasser Retail store to report its energy use?
Adolph Gasser Retail store 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:3721/023:2025). 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 Adolph Gasser Retail store's energy grade?
Adolph Gasser Retail store scores 93 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2025 San Francisco disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Adolph Gasser Retail store use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 23.8 kBtu/ft² (57.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 17,500 sq ft, including 94,931 kWh of electricity and 932 therms of natural gas.
What are Adolph Gasser Retail store's carbon emissions?
Adolph Gasser Retail store reported 23 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Adolph Gasser Retail store?
Adolph Gasser Retail store is at 181 2ND ST, in San Francisco, California 94105. Its coordinates are 37.78717, -122.39836 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is Adolph Gasser Retail store and when was it built?
Adolph Gasser Retail store has 17,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1911 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is Adolph Gasser Retail store 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, “Adolph Gasser Retail store, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/adolph-gasser-retail-store-92cec9d0 (data as of October 2, 2026).