The Exchange
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 1800 Owens St · 94158
At a glance
The Exchange is a 1,057,149-square-foot commercial building at 1800 Owens St in San Francisco, California, built in 2018. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 52 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 60.3 kBtu/ft² and 2,688 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 13% of the 790 scored commercial buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 52 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 60.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 122.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 2,688 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 8,007,562 kWh |
| Natural gas | 211,978 therms |
| Gross floor area | 1,057,149 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:8727/008:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 52 | -19 | 60.3 kBtu/ft² | 2,688 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 71 | -3 | 51.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,526 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 74 | -12 | 51.2 kBtu/ft² | 2,571 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 86 | 41.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,908 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 33.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,416 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 31.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,795 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
- 1800 Owens St
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94158
- Coordinates
- 37.76587, -122.39305
Within ~1 km
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How does The Exchange 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. The Exchange's ENERGY STAR score of 52 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 13% of them and lower than 87%. Its site EUI of 60.3 kBtu/ft² is about 23% 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 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% above the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 1,057,149 sq ft, it is about 884% above the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2018, 77 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 The Exchange's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 14 San Francisco disclosures for The Exchange, covering report years 2012–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 86 in 2022 to 52 in 2025 (-34 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 86. Site EUI moved from 31.8 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 60.3 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 90% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,795 tCO₂e to 2,688 tCO₂e over the same span (up 50%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 52 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 52 means the building performs better than about 52% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 52 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 23 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. The Exchange's 60.3 kBtu/ft² across 1,057,149 sq ft works out to about 63.7 billion Btu (18,682 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 122.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 8,007,562 kWh of electricity and 211,978 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Exchange to report its energy use?
The Exchange 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:8727/008:2025). 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 The Exchange's energy grade?
The Exchange scores 52 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2025 San Francisco disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does The Exchange use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 60.3 kBtu/ft² (122.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 1,057,149 sq ft, including 8,007,562 kWh of electricity and 211,978 therms of natural gas.
What are The Exchange's carbon emissions?
The Exchange reported 2,688 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is The Exchange?
The Exchange is at 1800 Owens St, in San Francisco, California 94158. Its coordinates are 37.76587, -122.39305 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is The Exchange and when was it built?
The Exchange has 1,057,149 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2018 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is The Exchange 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, “The Exchange, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/the-exchange-2dd6d3ef (data as of October 2, 2026).