Cowell Hall
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 2395 Golden Gate Ave · 94117
At a glance
Cowell Hall is a 46,224-square-foot commercial building at 2395 Golden Gate Ave in San Francisco, California, built in 1921. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 38.4 kBtu/ft² and 102 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 38.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 107.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 102 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 520,539 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 46,224 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:1145/003-F:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 38.4 kBtu/ft² | 102 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 39.5 kBtu/ft² | 121 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 39.0 kBtu/ft² | 128 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 37.2 kBtu/ft² | 118 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 31.0 kBtu/ft² | 87 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 28.4 kBtu/ft² | 87 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 34.8 kBtu/ft² | 107 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 33.3 kBtu/ft² | 109 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | — | — | — |
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
- 2395 Golden Gate Ave
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94117
- Coordinates
- 37.77645, -122.45014
Within ~1 km
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How does Cowell Hall 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 38.4 kBtu/ft² is about 22% 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 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 46,224 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1921, 20 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 Cowell Hall's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 14 San Francisco disclosures for Cowell Hall, covering report years 2012–2025. Site EUI moved from 33.3 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 38.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 15% increase. Reported emissions went from 109 tCO₂e to 102 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does a site EUI of 38.4 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. Cowell Hall's 38.4 kBtu/ft² across 46,224 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (520 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 107.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 520,539 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Cowell Hall to report its energy use?
Cowell Hall 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:1145/003-F: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 Cowell Hall's energy grade?
Cowell Hall did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 38.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Cowell Hall use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 38.4 kBtu/ft² (107.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 46,224 sq ft, including 520,539 kWh of electricity.
What are Cowell Hall's carbon emissions?
Cowell Hall reported 102 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Cowell Hall?
Cowell Hall is at 2395 Golden Gate Ave, in San Francisco, California 94117. Its coordinates are 37.77645, -122.45014 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is Cowell Hall and when was it built?
Cowell Hall has 46,224 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1921 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is Cowell Hall 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, “Cowell Hall, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/cowell-hall-2ba61f4d (data as of October 2, 2026).