The Salvation Army - 832 Folsom

How does The Salvation Army - 832 Folsom 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 Salvation Army - 832 Folsom's ENERGY STAR score of 79 compares with an average of 78 across the 790 that report a score; it scores higher than 37% of them and lower than 61%. Its site EUI of 92.9 kBtu/ft² is about 89% 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 5.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 86,623 sq ft, it is about 19% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 45 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 Salvation Army - 832 Folsom's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for The Salvation Army - 832 Folsom, covering report years 2011–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 54 in 2011 to 79 in 2025 (+25 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 94. Site EUI moved from 93.0 kBtu/ft² (2011) to 92.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 0% decrease. Reported emissions went from 388 tCO₂e to 275 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 79 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 79 means the building performs better than about 79% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 79 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. The Salvation Army - 832 Folsom's 92.9 kBtu/ft² across 86,623 sq ft works out to about 8 billion Btu (2,358 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 179.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 735,328 kWh of electricity and 24,752 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires The Salvation Army - 832 Folsom to report its energy use?

The Salvation Army - 832 Folsom 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:3733/017:2025). San Francisco's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft, with administrative penalties for buildings that fail to report.