Candlestick Heights

How does Candlestick Heights compare with other multifamily buildings in San Francisco?

The latest disclosures cover 192 multifamily buildings in San Francisco, out of 2,509 buildings citywide. Candlestick Heights's ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 86 across the 129 that report a score; it scores higher than 71% of them and lower than 22%. Its site EUI of 31.2 kBtu/ft² is about 11% below the average of 34.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 10% below the group average of 1.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 299,175 sq ft, it is about 56% above the average floor area of 191,699 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 238 multifamily buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 86 and a site EUI of 34.8 kBtu/ft².

How has Candlestick Heights's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 San Francisco disclosures for Candlestick Heights, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 98 in 2019 to 99 in 2025 (+1 points); its best year on file was 2024, at 99. Site EUI moved from 24.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 31.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 25% increase. Reported emissions went from 447 tCO₂e to 510 tCO₂e over the same span (up 14%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 99 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 99 means the building performs better than about 99% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 99 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. Candlestick Heights's 31.2 kBtu/ft² across 299,175 sq ft works out to about 9.3 billion Btu (2,736 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 38.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 327,441 kWh of electricity and 59,164 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Candlestick Heights to report its energy use?

Candlestick Heights 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:4991/743:2025). San Francisco's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft, with administrative penalties for buildings that fail to report.