Pier 2 - Agriculture Building
Commercial - Port Facility in San Francisco, CA · 101 THE EMBARCADERO · 94105
At a glance
Pier 2 - Agriculture Building is a 15,586-square-foot commercial - port facility at 101 THE EMBARCADERO in San Francisco, California, built in 1959. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 75 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 72.8 kBtu/ft² and 61 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 40% of the 15 scored commercial - port facility buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 75 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 72.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 108.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 61 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 84,858 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,448 therms |
| Gross floor area | 15,586 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:9900/278:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 75 | -4 | 72.8 kBtu/ft² | 61 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 79 | +12 | 66.0 kBtu/ft² | 59 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 67 | +1 | 84.9 kBtu/ft² | 76 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 66 | 86.0 kBtu/ft² | 77 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 91.4 kBtu/ft² | 79 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 95.3 kBtu/ft² | 87 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 51 | +5 | 87.5 kBtu/ft² | 83 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 46 | -1 | 108.7 kBtu/ft² | 98 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 47 | +5 | 123.1 kBtu/ft² | 114 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 42 | +26 | 136.3 kBtu/ft² | 129 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 16 | -4 | 176.2 kBtu/ft² | 168 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 20 | -5 | 163.9 kBtu/ft² | 156 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 25 | 162.5 kBtu/ft² | 157 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
- 101 THE EMBARCADERO
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94105
- Coordinates
- 37.79412, -122.39216
Within ~1 km
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How does Pier 2 - Agriculture Building compare with other commercial - port facility buildings in San Francisco?
The latest disclosures cover 24 commercial - port facility buildings in San Francisco, out of 2,509 buildings citywide. Pier 2 - Agriculture Building's ENERGY STAR score of 75 compares with an average of 66 across the 15 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 53%. Its site EUI of 72.8 kBtu/ft² is about 169% above the average of 27.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 163% above the group average of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 15,586 sq ft, it is about 83% below the average floor area of 93,631 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1959, 39 years later than the group's average year built (1920).
How has Pier 2 - Agriculture Building's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for Pier 2 - Agriculture Building, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 25 in 2013 to 75 in 2025 (+50 points); its best year on file was 2024, at 79. Site EUI moved from 162.5 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 72.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 55% decrease. Reported emissions went from 157 tCO₂e to 61 tCO₂e over the same span (down 61%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 75 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 75 means the building performs better than about 75% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 75 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. Pier 2 - Agriculture Building's 72.8 kBtu/ft² across 15,586 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (333 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 108.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 84,858 kWh of electricity and 8,448 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Pier 2 - Agriculture Building to report its energy use?
Pier 2 - Agriculture Building 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:9900/278:2025). 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 Pier 2 - Agriculture Building's energy grade?
Pier 2 - Agriculture Building scores 75 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2025 San Francisco disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Pier 2 - Agriculture Building use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 72.8 kBtu/ft² (108.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 15,586 sq ft, including 84,858 kWh of electricity and 8,448 therms of natural gas.
What are Pier 2 - Agriculture Building's carbon emissions?
Pier 2 - Agriculture Building reported 61 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is Pier 2 - Agriculture Building?
Pier 2 - Agriculture Building is at 101 THE EMBARCADERO, in San Francisco, California 94105. Its coordinates are 37.79412, -122.39216 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is Pier 2 - Agriculture Building and when was it built?
Pier 2 - Agriculture Building has 15,586 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1959 as its year built. It is classed as commercial - port facility.
Is Pier 2 - Agriculture Building 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, “Pier 2 - Agriculture Building, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/pier-2-agriculture-building-fbcbc57f (data as of October 2, 2026).