NEMS - San Bruno
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 2574 SAN BRUNO AVE · 94134
At a glance
NEMS - San Bruno is a 23,313-square-foot commercial building at 2574 SAN BRUNO AVE in San Francisco, California, built in 2010. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 95 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 63.0 kBtu/ft² and 66 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 73% of the 790 scored commercial buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 95 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 63.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 131.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 66 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 206,784 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,874 therms |
| Gross floor area | 23,313 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:5981/011:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 95 | -1 | 63.0 kBtu/ft² | 66 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 96 | +5 | 62.4 kBtu/ft² | 72 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 91 | -3 | 55.9 kBtu/ft² | 77 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 94 | 53.8 kBtu/ft² | 73 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 53.7 kBtu/ft² | 68 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 58.2 kBtu/ft² | 77 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 67.6 kBtu/ft² | 80 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | 17 | -4 | 97.7 kBtu/ft² | 83 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 21 | 93.6 kBtu/ft² | 84 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 96.9 kBtu/ft² | 93 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 80.9 kBtu/ft² | 77 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 89.8 kBtu/ft² | 84 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 93.6 kBtu/ft² | 87 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | — | — | — |
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
- 2574 SAN BRUNO AVE
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94134
- Coordinates
- 37.72902, -122.40448
Within ~1 km
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How does NEMS - San Bruno 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. NEMS - San Bruno's ENERGY STAR score of 95 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 73% of them and lower than 24%. Its site EUI of 63.0 kBtu/ft² is about 28% 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 3.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 30% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 23,313 sq ft, it is about 78% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2010, 69 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 NEMS - San Bruno's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for NEMS - San Bruno, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 21 in 2017 to 95 in 2025 (+74 points); its best year on file was 2024, at 96. Site EUI moved from 93.6 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 63.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 33% decrease. Reported emissions went from 87 tCO₂e to 66 tCO₂e over the same span (down 24%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 95 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 95 means the building performs better than about 95% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 95 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. NEMS - San Bruno's 63.0 kBtu/ft² across 23,313 sq ft works out to about 1.5 billion Btu (430 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 131.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 206,784 kWh of electricity and 4,874 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires NEMS - San Bruno to report its energy use?
NEMS - San Bruno 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:5981/011:2025). 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 NEMS - San Bruno's energy grade?
NEMS - San Bruno scores 95 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 NEMS - San Bruno use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 63.0 kBtu/ft² (131.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 23,313 sq ft, including 206,784 kWh of electricity and 4,874 therms of natural gas.
What are NEMS - San Bruno's carbon emissions?
NEMS - San Bruno reported 66 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is NEMS - San Bruno?
NEMS - San Bruno is at 2574 SAN BRUNO AVE, in San Francisco, California 94134. Its coordinates are 37.72902, -122.40448 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is NEMS - San Bruno and when was it built?
NEMS - San Bruno has 23,313 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2010 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is NEMS - San Bruno 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, “NEMS - San Bruno, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/nems-san-bruno-38259478 (data as of October 2, 2026).