Concordia Argonaut - 1142 Van Ness
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 1142 VAN NESS AVE · 94109
At a glance
Concordia Argonaut - 1142 Van Ness is a 50,540-square-foot commercial building at 1142 VAN NESS AVE in San Francisco, California, built in 1909. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 25.4 kBtu/ft² and 71 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 25.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 50.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 71 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 204,231 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,855 therms |
| Gross floor area | 50,540 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0694/011:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 25.4 kBtu/ft² | 71 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 49.1 kBtu/ft² | 143 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 39.9 kBtu/ft² | 120 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 60.4 kBtu/ft² | 175 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 57.6 kBtu/ft² | 160 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 55.4 kBtu/ft² | 157 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 67.3 kBtu/ft² | 202 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 98.0 kBtu/ft² | 283 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 113.2 kBtu/ft² | 337 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 122.4 kBtu/ft² | 382 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 98.9 kBtu/ft² | 319 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | — | 150.2 kBtu/ft² | 498 tCO₂e | |
| 2011 | — | 155.7 kBtu/ft² | 517 tCO₂e |
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
- 1142 VAN NESS AVE
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94109
- Coordinates
- 37.78641, -122.42112
Within ~1 km
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How does Concordia Argonaut - 1142 Van Ness 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 25.4 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 1.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 50,540 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1909, 32 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 Concordia Argonaut - 1142 Van Ness's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for Concordia Argonaut - 1142 Van Ness, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 155.7 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 25.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 84% decrease. Reported emissions went from 517 tCO₂e to 71 tCO₂e over the same span (down 86%).
What does a site EUI of 25.4 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. Concordia Argonaut - 1142 Van Ness's 25.4 kBtu/ft² across 50,540 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (376 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 50.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 204,231 kWh of electricity and 5,855 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Concordia Argonaut - 1142 Van Ness to report its energy use?
Concordia Argonaut - 1142 Van Ness 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:0694/011:2025). 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 Concordia Argonaut - 1142 Van Ness's energy grade?
Concordia Argonaut - 1142 Van Ness did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 25.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Concordia Argonaut - 1142 Van Ness use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 25.4 kBtu/ft² (50.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 50,540 sq ft, including 204,231 kWh of electricity and 5,855 therms of natural gas.
What are Concordia Argonaut - 1142 Van Ness's carbon emissions?
Concordia Argonaut - 1142 Van Ness reported 71 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Concordia Argonaut - 1142 Van Ness?
Concordia Argonaut - 1142 Van Ness is at 1142 VAN NESS AVE, in San Francisco, California 94109. Its coordinates are 37.78641, -122.42112 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is Concordia Argonaut - 1142 Van Ness and when was it built?
Concordia Argonaut - 1142 Van Ness has 50,540 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1909 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is Concordia Argonaut - 1142 Van Ness 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, “Concordia Argonaut - 1142 Van Ness, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/concordia-argonaut-1142-van-ness-490c1d73 (data as of October 2, 2026).