845-855 Embedded Way
Office in California, CA · 855 Embedded Way, San Jose · 95138
At a glance
845-855 Embedded Way is a 67,912-square-foot office building at 855 Embedded Way, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 2001. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 163.4 kBtu/ft² and 646 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 163.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 646 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,465,363 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 67,912 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6819273:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 163.4 kBtu/ft² | 646 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 166.5 kBtu/ft² | 702 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 174.2 kBtu/ft² | 726 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 187.8 kBtu/ft² | 738 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 146.3 kBtu/ft² | 598 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 17 | 140.4 kBtu/ft² | 599 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
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
- 855 Embedded Way, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95138
- Coordinates
- 37.26781, -121.79436
Within ~1 km
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How does 845-855 Embedded Way 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 163.4 kBtu/ft² is about 190% above the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 164% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 67,912 sq ft, it is about 55% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 16 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 845-855 Embedded Way's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for 845-855 Embedded Way, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 140.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 163.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 16% increase. Reported emissions went from 599 tCO₂e to 646 tCO₂e over the same span (up 8%).
What does a site EUI of 163.4 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. 845-855 Embedded Way's 163.4 kBtu/ft² across 67,912 sq ft works out to about 11.1 billion Btu (3,252 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,465,363 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 845-855 Embedded Way to report its energy use?
845-855 Embedded Way 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:6819273:2024). 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 845-855 Embedded Way's energy grade?
845-855 Embedded Way did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 163.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 845-855 Embedded Way use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 163.4 kBtu/ft² across 67,912 sq ft, including 1,465,363 kWh of electricity.
What are 845-855 Embedded Way's carbon emissions?
845-855 Embedded Way reported 646 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 845-855 Embedded Way?
845-855 Embedded Way is at 855 Embedded Way, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95138. Its coordinates are 37.26781, -121.79436 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 845-855 Embedded Way and when was it built?
845-855 Embedded Way has 67,912 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2001 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 845-855 Embedded Way 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, “845-855 Embedded Way, San Jose, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/845-855-embedded-way-ab900b20 (data as of July 9, 2026).