2315 N. First Street
Office in California, CA · 2315 North First Street, San Jose · 95131
At a glance
2315 N. First Street is a 113,381-square-foot office building at 2315 North First Street, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1998. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 6.8 kBtu/ft² and 56 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 6.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 56 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 227,149 kWh |
| Natural gas | 126 therms |
| Gross floor area | 113,381 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6432227:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 6.8 kBtu/ft² | 56 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 23.2 kBtu/ft² | 174 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 8.5 kBtu/ft² | 58 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 14.7 kBtu/ft² | 111 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 13.4 kBtu/ft² | 106 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | 7 | 135.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,031 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)
AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 2315 North First Street, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95131
- Coordinates
- 37.37923, -121.92407
Within ~1 km
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How does 2315 N. First Street compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 6.8 kBtu/ft² is about 88% below the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 86% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 113,381 sq ft, it is about 25% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1998, 13 years later than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 2315 N. First Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for 2315 N. First Street, covering report years 2018–2023. Site EUI moved from 135.4 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 6.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 95% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,031 tCO₂e to 56 tCO₂e over the same span (down 95%).
What does a site EUI of 6.8 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. 2315 N. First Street's 6.8 kBtu/ft² across 113,381 sq ft works out to about 0.8 billion Btu (226 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 227,149 kWh of electricity and 126 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 2315 N. First Street to report its energy use?
2315 N. First Street reports under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10), the legal basis of California's Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide), which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2023 disclosure (source record california:6432227:2023). AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 2315 N. First Street's energy grade?
2315 N. First Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 6.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 2315 N. First Street use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 6.8 kBtu/ft² across 113,381 sq ft, including 227,149 kWh of electricity and 126 therms of natural gas.
What are 2315 N. First Street's carbon emissions?
2315 N. First Street reported 56 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 2315 N. First Street?
2315 N. First Street is at 2315 North First Street, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95131. Its coordinates are 37.37923, -121.92407 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 2315 N. First Street and when was it built?
2315 N. First Street has 113,381 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1998 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 2315 N. First Street covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) (AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “2315 N. First Street, San Jose, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/2315-n-first-street-730ec119 (data as of July 9, 2026).