296 - San Jose, Ca

How does 296 - San Jose, Ca compare with other retail store buildings in California?

The latest disclosures cover 1,742 retail store buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 296 - San Jose, Ca's ENERGY STAR score of 82 compares with an average of 76 across the 1,305 that report a score; it scores higher than 36% of them and lower than 63%. Its site EUI of 34.6 kBtu/ft² is about 35% below the average of 53.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 34% below the group average of 3.3 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 139,410 sq ft, it is about 12% above the average floor area of 124,053 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2021, 30 years later than the group's average year built (1991). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 296 - San Jose, Ca's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for 296 - San Jose, Ca, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 96 in 2022 to 82 in 2024 (-14 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 96. Site EUI moved from 22.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 34.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 56% increase. Reported emissions went from 256 tCO₂e to 302 tCO₂e over the same span (up 18%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 82 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 82 means the building performs better than about 82% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 82 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 California, 65% 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. 296 - San Jose, Ca's 34.6 kBtu/ft² across 139,410 sq ft works out to about 4.8 billion Btu (1,414 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,144,297 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires 296 - San Jose, Ca to report its energy use?

296 - San Jose, Ca 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 2024 disclosure (source record california:16775252:2024). 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.