43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse
Courthouse in California, CA · 191 North First Street, San Jose · 95113
At a glance
43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse is a 156,605-square-foot courthouse building at 191 North First Street, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1963. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 57 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 77.7 kBtu/ft² and 724 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 39% of the 93 scored courthouse buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 57 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 77.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 724 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,962,668 kWh |
| Natural gas | 52,678 therms |
| Gross floor area | 156,605 sq ft |
| Source record | california:4258294:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 57 | +24 | 77.7 kBtu/ft² | 724 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 33 | -4 | 110.4 kBtu/ft² | 870 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 37 | +1 | 103.3 kBtu/ft² | 801 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 36 | ±0 | 106.3 kBtu/ft² | 763 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 36 | +12 | 107.6 kBtu/ft² | 811 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 24 | -6 | 118.8 kBtu/ft² | 953 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 30 | 113.5 kBtu/ft² | 890 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
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Location
- Address
- 191 North First Street, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95113
- Coordinates
- 37.33817, -121.89339
Within ~1 km
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How does 43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse compare with other courthouse buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 114 courthouse buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. 43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse's ENERGY STAR score of 57 compares with an average of 61 across the 93 that report a score; it scores higher than 39% of them and lower than 59%. Its site EUI of 77.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 76.7 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 156,605 sq ft, it is about 15% below the average floor area of 184,912 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 19 years earlier than the group's average year built (1982). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 178 courthouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 62 and a site EUI of 76.2 kBtu/ft².
How has 43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 30 in 2018 to 57 in 2024 (+27 points). Site EUI moved from 113.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 77.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 32% decrease. Reported emissions went from 890 tCO₂e to 724 tCO₂e over the same span (down 19%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 57 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 57 means the building performs better than about 57% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 57 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 18 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse's 77.7 kBtu/ft² across 156,605 sq ft works out to about 12.2 billion Btu (3,566 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,962,668 kWh of electricity and 52,678 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse to report its energy use?
43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse 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:4258294:2024). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse's energy grade?
43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse scores 57 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 77.7 kBtu/ft² across 156,605 sq ft, including 1,962,668 kWh of electricity and 52,678 therms of natural gas.
What are 43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse's carbon emissions?
43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse reported 724 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse?
43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse is at 191 North First Street, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95113. Its coordinates are 37.33817, -121.89339 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse and when was it built?
43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse has 156,605 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1963 as its year built. It is classed as courthouse.
Is 43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 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, “43-B1 Downtown Superior Courthouse, San Jose, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/43-b1-downtown-superior-courthouse-cdb94d61 (data as of July 9, 2026).