San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 50 OAK ST · 94102
At a glance
San Francisco Conservatory of Music is a 90,589-square-foot commercial building at 50 OAK ST in San Francisco, California, built in 2008. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 57.7 kBtu/ft² and 293 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 57.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 134.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 293 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,127,566 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,797 therms |
| Gross floor area | 90,589 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0834/027:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 57.7 kBtu/ft² | 293 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 58.8 kBtu/ft² | 332 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 65.0 kBtu/ft² | 381 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 62.7 kBtu/ft² | 361 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 58.9 kBtu/ft² | 315 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 49.5 kBtu/ft² | 280 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 68.2 kBtu/ft² | 389 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 58.7 kBtu/ft² | 344 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 66.7 kBtu/ft² | 415 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 67.8 kBtu/ft² | 465 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 62.3 kBtu/ft² | 415 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 67.2 kBtu/ft² | 443 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 73.0 kBtu/ft² | 475 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | 73.4 kBtu/ft² | 479 tCO₂e | |
| 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 50 OAK ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94102
- Coordinates
- 37.77556, -122.42039
Within ~1 km
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How does San Francisco Conservatory of Music 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. Its site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft² is about 17% 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 3.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 20% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 90,589 sq ft, it is about 16% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 67 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 San Francisco Conservatory of Music's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for San Francisco Conservatory of Music, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 73.4 kBtu/ft² (2012) to 57.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 479 tCO₂e to 293 tCO₂e over the same span (down 39%).
What does a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. San Francisco Conservatory of Music's 57.7 kBtu/ft² across 90,589 sq ft works out to about 5.2 billion Btu (1,532 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 134.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,127,566 kWh of electricity and 13,797 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires San Francisco Conservatory of Music to report its energy use?
San Francisco Conservatory of Music 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:0834/027:2025). 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 San Francisco Conservatory of Music's energy grade?
San Francisco Conservatory of Music did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 57.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does San Francisco Conservatory of Music use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 57.7 kBtu/ft² (134.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 90,589 sq ft, including 1,127,566 kWh of electricity and 13,797 therms of natural gas.
What are San Francisco Conservatory of Music's carbon emissions?
San Francisco Conservatory of Music reported 293 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is San Francisco Conservatory of Music?
San Francisco Conservatory of Music is at 50 OAK ST, in San Francisco, California 94102. Its coordinates are 37.77556, -122.42039 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is San Francisco Conservatory of Music and when was it built?
San Francisco Conservatory of Music has 90,589 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2008 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is San Francisco Conservatory of Music 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, “San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/san-francisco-conservatory-of-music-6f4247c4 (data as of October 2, 2026).