5353 Almaden Expy - Building A
Strip Mall in California, CA · 5353 Almaden Expy - Building A, San Jose · 95118
At a glance
5353 Almaden Expy - Building A is a 123,255-square-foot strip mall building at 5353 Almaden Expy - Building A, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1996. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 65.1 kBtu/ft² and 485 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 65.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 485 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,293,083 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,113 therms |
| Gross floor area | 123,255 sq ft |
| Source record | california:7559193:2020 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020latest | — | 65.1 kBtu/ft² | 485 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 77.5 kBtu/ft² | 671 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 91.8 kBtu/ft² | 782 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
- 5353 Almaden Expy - Building A, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95118
- Coordinates
- 37.25224, -121.87547
Within ~1 km
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How does 5353 Almaden Expy - Building A compare with other strip mall buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 937 strip mall buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 65.1 kBtu/ft² is about 13% below the average of 75.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% below the group average of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 123,255 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 125,816 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1996, 11 years later than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 5353 Almaden Expy - Building A's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for 5353 Almaden Expy - Building A, covering report years 2018–2020. Site EUI moved from 91.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 65.1 kBtu/ft² (2020), a 29% decrease. Reported emissions went from 782 tCO₂e to 485 tCO₂e over the same span (down 38%).
What does a site EUI of 65.1 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. 5353 Almaden Expy - Building A's 65.1 kBtu/ft² across 123,255 sq ft works out to about 8 billion Btu (2,352 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 2,293,083 kWh of electricity and 2,113 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 5353 Almaden Expy - Building A to report its energy use?
5353 Almaden Expy - Building A 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 2020 disclosure (source record california:7559193:2020). 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 5353 Almaden Expy - Building A's energy grade?
5353 Almaden Expy - Building A did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2020 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 65.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5353 Almaden Expy - Building A use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 65.1 kBtu/ft² across 123,255 sq ft, including 2,293,083 kWh of electricity and 2,113 therms of natural gas.
What are 5353 Almaden Expy - Building A's carbon emissions?
5353 Almaden Expy - Building A reported 485 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is 5353 Almaden Expy - Building A?
5353 Almaden Expy - Building A is at 5353 Almaden Expy - Building A, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95118. Its coordinates are 37.25224, -121.87547 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 5353 Almaden Expy - Building A and when was it built?
5353 Almaden Expy - Building A has 123,255 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1996 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 5353 Almaden Expy - Building A covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2020 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, “5353 Almaden Expy - Building A, San Jose, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/5353-almaden-expy-building-a-38ea4d67 (data as of July 9, 2026).