Dorothy Day Community

How does Dorothy Day Community compare with other multifamily buildings in San Francisco?

The latest disclosures cover 192 multifamily buildings in San Francisco, out of 2,509 buildings citywide. Dorothy Day Community's ENERGY STAR score of 92 compares with an average of 86 across the 129 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 54%. Its site EUI of 39.8 kBtu/ft² is about 14% above the average of 34.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 14% above the group average of 1.9 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 77,963 sq ft, it is about 59% below the average floor area of 191,699 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1986 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1986). 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 Dorothy Day Community's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 San Francisco disclosures for Dorothy Day Community, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 86 in 2018 to 92 in 2025 (+6 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 92. Site EUI moved from 43.9 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 39.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 194 tCO₂e to 163 tCO₂e over the same span (down 16%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 92 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 92 means the building performs better than about 92% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 92 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. Dorothy Day Community's 39.8 kBtu/ft² across 77,963 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (909 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 67.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 327,210 kWh of electricity and 18,638 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Dorothy Day Community to report its energy use?

Dorothy Day Community 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:0349/014:2025). San Francisco's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft, with administrative penalties for buildings that fail to report.