2720 Zanker Road
Office in California, CA · 2720 Zanker Road, San Jose · 95134
At a glance
2720 Zanker Road is a 66,350-square-foot office building at 2720 Zanker Road, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1999. In its 2019 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 1.7 kBtu/ft² and 8 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 1.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 8 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 33,819 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 66,350 sq ft |
| Source record | california:4410227:2019 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019latest | — | 1.7 kBtu/ft² | 8 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 2.3 kBtu/ft² | 11 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
- 2720 Zanker Road, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95134
- Coordinates
- 37.39166, -121.92684
Within ~1 km
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How does 2720 Zanker Road 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 1.7 kBtu/ft² is about 97% 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 0.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 97% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 66,350 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 14 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 2720 Zanker Road's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for 2720 Zanker Road, covering report years 2018–2019. Site EUI moved from 2.3 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 1.7 kBtu/ft² (2019), a 26% decrease. Reported emissions went from 11 tCO₂e to 8 tCO₂e over the same span (down 30%).
What does a site EUI of 1.7 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. 2720 Zanker Road's 1.7 kBtu/ft² across 66,350 sq ft works out to about 0.1 billion Btu (33 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. The disclosure also reports 33,819 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 2720 Zanker Road to report its energy use?
2720 Zanker Road 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 2019 disclosure (source record california:4410227:2019). 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 2720 Zanker Road's energy grade?
2720 Zanker Road did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2019 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 1.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 2720 Zanker Road use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 1.7 kBtu/ft² across 66,350 sq ft, including 33,819 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are 2720 Zanker Road's carbon emissions?
2720 Zanker Road reported 8 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2019.
Where is 2720 Zanker Road?
2720 Zanker Road is at 2720 Zanker Road, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95134. Its coordinates are 37.39166, -121.92684 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 2720 Zanker Road and when was it built?
2720 Zanker Road has 66,350 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1999 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 2720 Zanker Road covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2019 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, “2720 Zanker Road, San Jose, California — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/2720-zanker-road-6540a832 (data as of July 9, 2026).