Domestic Cheese Building
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 450 TOLAND ST · 94124
At a glance
Domestic Cheese Building is a 53,000-square-foot commercial building at 450 TOLAND ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1969. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 84.2 kBtu/ft² and 242 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 84.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 125.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 242 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 333,277 kWh |
| Natural gas | 33,233 therms |
| Gross floor area | 53,000 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:5230/018:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 84.2 kBtu/ft² | 242 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 62.0 kBtu/ft² | 188 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 63.4 kBtu/ft² | 199 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 62.1 kBtu/ft² | 191 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 75.5 kBtu/ft² | 221 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 106.0 kBtu/ft² | 315 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 102.9 kBtu/ft² | 306 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | 39 | -1 | 45.3 kBtu/ft² | 196 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 40 | 40.8 kBtu/ft² | 176 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | 68 | 26.1 kBtu/ft² | 126 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
- 450 TOLAND ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94124
- Coordinates
- 37.74491, -122.39859
Within ~1 km
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How does Domestic Cheese Building 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 84.2 kBtu/ft² is about 71% above the average of 49.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 69% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 53,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1969, 28 years later 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 Domestic Cheese Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for Domestic Cheese Building, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 68 in 2011 to 39 in 2014 (-29 points); its best year on file was 2011, at 68. Site EUI moved from 26.1 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 84.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 223% increase. Reported emissions went from 126 tCO₂e to 242 tCO₂e over the same span (up 92%).
What does a site EUI of 84.2 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. Domestic Cheese Building's 84.2 kBtu/ft² across 53,000 sq ft works out to about 4.5 billion Btu (1,308 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 125.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 333,277 kWh of electricity and 33,233 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Domestic Cheese Building to report its energy use?
Domestic Cheese Building 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:5230/018:2025). 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 Domestic Cheese Building's energy grade?
Domestic Cheese Building did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 84.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Domestic Cheese Building use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 84.2 kBtu/ft² (125.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 53,000 sq ft, including 333,277 kWh of electricity and 33,233 therms of natural gas.
What are Domestic Cheese Building's carbon emissions?
Domestic Cheese Building reported 242 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Domestic Cheese Building?
Domestic Cheese Building is at 450 TOLAND ST, in San Francisco, California 94124. Its coordinates are 37.74491, -122.39859 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is Domestic Cheese Building and when was it built?
Domestic Cheese Building has 53,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1969 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is Domestic Cheese Building 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, “Domestic Cheese Building, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/domestic-cheese-building-8de71965 (data as of October 2, 2026).