Kaiser Permanente
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 2238 GEARY BLVD · 94115
At a glance
Kaiser Permanente is a 423,160-square-foot commercial building at 2238 GEARY BLVD in San Francisco, California, built in 1999. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 99 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 48.5 kBtu/ft² and 1,140 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 86% of the 790 scored commercial buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 99 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 48.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 102.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,140 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,662,024 kWh |
| Natural gas | 80,179 therms |
| Gross floor area | 423,160 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:1079/025:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 99 | -1 | 48.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,140 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 100 | ±0 | 40.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,049 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 100 | ±0 | 41.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,130 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | 42.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,126 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 45.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,201 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 63.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,642 tCO₂e | |
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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
- 2238 GEARY BLVD
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94115
- Coordinates
- 37.78351, -122.44063
Within ~1 km
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How does Kaiser Permanente 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. Kaiser Permanente's ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 86% of them and lower than 10%. Its site EUI of 48.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 423,160 sq ft, it is about 294% above the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 58 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 Kaiser Permanente's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 14 San Francisco disclosures for Kaiser Permanente, covering report years 2012–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2022 to 99 in 2025 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 100. Site EUI moved from 63.7 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 48.5 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 24% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,642 tCO₂e to 1,140 tCO₂e over the same span (down 31%).
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. Kaiser Permanente's 48.5 kBtu/ft² across 423,160 sq ft works out to about 20.5 billion Btu (6,015 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 102.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,662,024 kWh of electricity and 80,179 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Kaiser Permanente to report its energy use?
Kaiser Permanente 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:1079/025:2025). 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 Kaiser Permanente's energy grade?
Kaiser Permanente scores 99 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2025 San Francisco disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Kaiser Permanente use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 48.5 kBtu/ft² (102.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 423,160 sq ft, including 3,662,024 kWh of electricity and 80,179 therms of natural gas.
What are Kaiser Permanente's carbon emissions?
Kaiser Permanente reported 1,140 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Kaiser Permanente?
Kaiser Permanente is at 2238 GEARY BLVD, in San Francisco, California 94115. Its coordinates are 37.78351, -122.44063 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is Kaiser Permanente and when was it built?
Kaiser Permanente has 423,160 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1999 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is Kaiser Permanente 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, “Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/kaiser-permanente-bb6f1b6d (data as of October 2, 2026).