Lick Wilmerding High School
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 755 Ocean Ave · 94112
At a glance
Lick Wilmerding High School is a 114,000-square-foot commercial building at 755 Ocean Ave in San Francisco, California, built in 1955. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 87 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 33.2 kBtu/ft² and 209 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 54% of the 790 scored commercial buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 87 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 33.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 65.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 209 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 591,466 kWh |
| Natural gas | 17,669 therms |
| Gross floor area | 114,000 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:6948/023:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 87 | +10 | 33.2 kBtu/ft² | 209 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 77 | +15 | 44.0 kBtu/ft² | 295 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 62 | -10 | 56.0 kBtu/ft² | 379 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 72 | 50.8 kBtu/ft² | 339 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 42.3 kBtu/ft² | 270 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 32.9 kBtu/ft² | 209 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
- 755 Ocean Ave
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94112
- Coordinates
- 37.72232, -122.44898
Within ~1 km
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How does Lick Wilmerding High School 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. Lick Wilmerding High School's ENERGY STAR score of 87 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 54% of them and lower than 45%. Its site EUI of 33.2 kBtu/ft² is about 33% 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 1.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 32% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 114,000 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1955, 14 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 Lick Wilmerding High School's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 14 San Francisco disclosures for Lick Wilmerding High School, covering report years 2012–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 72 in 2022 to 87 in 2025 (+15 points). Site EUI moved from 32.9 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 33.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 209 tCO₂e to 209 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 87 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 87 means the building performs better than about 87% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 87 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. Lick Wilmerding High School's 33.2 kBtu/ft² across 114,000 sq ft works out to about 3.8 billion Btu (1,109 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 65.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 591,466 kWh of electricity and 17,669 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Lick Wilmerding High School to report its energy use?
Lick Wilmerding High School 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:6948/023:2025). 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 Lick Wilmerding High School's energy grade?
Lick Wilmerding High School scores 87 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 Lick Wilmerding High School use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 33.2 kBtu/ft² (65.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 114,000 sq ft, including 591,466 kWh of electricity and 17,669 therms of natural gas.
What are Lick Wilmerding High School's carbon emissions?
Lick Wilmerding High School reported 209 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Lick Wilmerding High School?
Lick Wilmerding High School is at 755 Ocean Ave, in San Francisco, California 94112. Its coordinates are 37.72232, -122.44898 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is Lick Wilmerding High School and when was it built?
Lick Wilmerding High School has 114,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1955 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is Lick Wilmerding High School 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, “Lick Wilmerding High School, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/lick-wilmerding-high-school-f832331c (data as of October 2, 2026).