YMCA Buchanan
Commercial in San Francisco, CA · 1530 BUCHANAN ST · 94115
At a glance
YMCA Buchanan is a 18,365-square-foot commercial building at 1530 BUCHANAN ST in San Francisco, California, built in 1935. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 17.3 kBtu/ft² and 18 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 17.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 35.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 18 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 52,606 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,377 therms |
| Gross floor area | 18,365 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0710/014:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 17.3 kBtu/ft² | 18 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 18.9 kBtu/ft² | 21 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 9.4 kBtu/ft² | 11 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 11.8 kBtu/ft² | 14 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 13.2 kBtu/ft² | 14 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 16.1 kBtu/ft² | 18 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 24.3 kBtu/ft² | 27 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 23.8 kBtu/ft² | 29 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 24.8 kBtu/ft² | 32 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 25.8 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 23.2 kBtu/ft² | 32 tCO₂e | |
| 2014 | — | 21.9 kBtu/ft² | 30 tCO₂e | |
| 2013 | — | 25.5 kBtu/ft² | 34 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1530 BUCHANAN ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94115
- Coordinates
- 37.78418, -122.42915
Within ~1 km
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How does YMCA Buchanan 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 17.3 kBtu/ft² is about 65% below the average of 49.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 64% below the group average of 2.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 18,365 sq ft, it is about 83% below the average floor area of 107,408 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1935, 6 years earlier 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 YMCA Buchanan's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 15 San Francisco disclosures for YMCA Buchanan, covering report years 2011–2025. Site EUI moved from 25.5 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 17.3 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 32% decrease. Reported emissions went from 34 tCO₂e to 18 tCO₂e over the same span (down 49%).
What does a site EUI of 17.3 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. YMCA Buchanan's 17.3 kBtu/ft² across 18,365 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (93 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 35.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 52,606 kWh of electricity and 1,377 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires YMCA Buchanan to report its energy use?
YMCA Buchanan 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:0710/014:2025). 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 YMCA Buchanan's energy grade?
YMCA Buchanan did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 17.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does YMCA Buchanan use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 17.3 kBtu/ft² (35.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 18,365 sq ft, including 52,606 kWh of electricity and 1,377 therms of natural gas.
What are YMCA Buchanan's carbon emissions?
YMCA Buchanan reported 18 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is YMCA Buchanan?
YMCA Buchanan is at 1530 BUCHANAN ST, in San Francisco, California 94115. Its coordinates are 37.78418, -122.42915 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is YMCA Buchanan and when was it built?
YMCA Buchanan has 18,365 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1935 as its year built. It is classed as commercial.
Is YMCA Buchanan 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, “YMCA Buchanan, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/ymca-buchanan-44e94179 (data as of October 2, 2026).