Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Hospital Campus

How does Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Hospital Campus 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 San Francisco Hospital Campus's ENERGY STAR score of 72 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 27% of them and lower than 71%. Its site EUI of 214.1 kBtu/ft² is about 335% 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 11.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 336% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 767,122 sq ft, it is about 614% above the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1952, 11 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 San Francisco Hospital Campus's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Hospital Campus, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 96 in 2014 to 72 in 2025 (-24 points); its best year on file was 2014, at 96. Site EUI moved from 198.6 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 214.1 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 8% increase. Reported emissions went from 5,440 tCO₂e to 4,306 tCO₂e over the same span (down 21%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 72 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 72 means the building performs better than about 72% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 72 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 3 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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 San Francisco Hospital Campus's 214.1 kBtu/ft² across 767,122 sq ft works out to about 164.2 billion Btu (48,134 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 393.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 10,338,474 kWh of electricity and 430,994 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Hospital Campus to report its energy use?

Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Hospital Campus 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:1095/005:2025). San Francisco's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft, with administrative penalties for buildings that fail to report.