Public Policy Institute of California
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 500 WASHINGTON ST · 94111
At a glance
Public Policy Institute of California is a 115,609-square-foot commercial building at 500 WASHINGTON ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1983. It is listed in the 2025 Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance disclosure without energy figures: no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions were published for it that year. Its most recent reported figures are from 2019, when it scored 87 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR with a site EUI of 41.6 kBtu/ft².
No energy data reported for 2025
Public Policy Institute of California appears in the 2025 Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance disclosure, but no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions were published for it — the building did not report benchmarking data for that year. Earlier reported years are in the table below.
Floor area on file: 115,609 sq ft · Built 1983
Source record sf:0196/023:2025
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | 87 | +1 | 41.6 kBtu/ft² | 288 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 86 | -6 | 41.5 kBtu/ft² | 300 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 92 | ±0 | 43.4 kBtu/ft² | 331 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 92 | ±0 | 42.8 kBtu/ft² | 328 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 92 | +2 | 41.6 kBtu/ft² | 343 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 90 | ±0 | 43.4 kBtu/ft² | 358 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 90 | -1 | 46.9 kBtu/ft² | 381 tCO₂e |
| 2012 | 91 | +4 | 51.1 kBtu/ft² | 431 tCO₂e |
| 2011 | 87 | 59.5 kBtu/ft² | 492 tCO₂e |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 500 WASHINGTON ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94111
- Coordinates
- 37.79596, -122.40208
Within ~1 km
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How has Public Policy Institute of California's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for Public Policy Institute of California, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score was 87 in both 2011 and 2019. Site EUI moved from 59.5 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 41.6 kBtu/ft² (2019), a 30% decrease. Reported emissions went from 492 tCO₂e to 288 tCO₂e over the same span (down 41%).
Which law requires Public Policy Institute of California to report its energy use?
Public Policy Institute of California 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:0196/023:2025). 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 Public Policy Institute of California's energy grade?
Public Policy Institute of California has no grade: it did not report energy data for 2025. The 2025 Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance disclosure lists the building but publishes no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions for it.
Where is Public Policy Institute of California?
Public Policy Institute of California is at 500 WASHINGTON ST, in San Francisco, California 94111. Its coordinates are 37.79596, -122.40208 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
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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, “Public Policy Institute of California, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/public-policy-institute-of-california-23ec7498 (data as of October 2, 2026).