Almaden Community Center And Branch Library
Other - Recreation in California, CA · 6445 Camden Avenue, San Jose · 95120
At a glance
Almaden Community Center And Branch Library is a 64,000-square-foot other - recreation building at 6445 Camden Avenue, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 2006. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 69.7 kBtu/ft² and 230 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 69.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 230 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 711,889 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 64,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:2800013:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 69.7 kBtu/ft² | 230 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 68.2 kBtu/ft² | 214 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 55.0 kBtu/ft² | 220 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 59.5 kBtu/ft² | 241 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 65.6 kBtu/ft² | 257 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
- 6445 Camden Avenue, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95120
- Coordinates
- 37.22142, -121.86916
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
- Camden Almaden Llcscore —
Office · 50,000 sq ft
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How does Almaden Community Center And Branch Library compare with other other - recreation buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 34 other - recreation buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 69.7 kBtu/ft² is about 15% above the average of 60.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 18% below the group average of 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 64,000 sq ft, it is about 39% below the average floor area of 104,749 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 31 years later than the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 482 other - recreation buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 51 and a site EUI of 134.0 kBtu/ft².
How has Almaden Community Center And Branch Library's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Almaden Community Center And Branch Library, covering report years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024. Site EUI moved from 65.6 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 69.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 257 tCO₂e to 230 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
What does a site EUI of 69.7 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. Almaden Community Center And Branch Library's 69.7 kBtu/ft² across 64,000 sq ft works out to about 4.5 billion Btu (1,307 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 711,889 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Almaden Community Center And Branch Library to report its energy use?
Almaden Community Center And Branch Library 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:2800013:2024). 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.
More other - recreation buildings in California
- 8355 Cliffridge Ave, San Diego, Ca 92037, Usa· 63,000 sq ft · EUI 34.7 kBtu/ft²
- Martis Camp Lodge· 61,145 sq ft · EUI 339.7 kBtu/ft²
- Seven Trees Community Center And Branch Library· 60,000 sq ft · EUI 61.9 kBtu/ft²
- Greg Rogers Park· 60,000 sq ft · EUI 0.2 kBtu/ft²
- Camden Community Center· 58,678 sq ft · EUI 86.5 kBtu/ft²
- Starr Vaughn Equestrian Inc.· 52,800 sq ft · EUI 4.9 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Almaden Community Center And Branch Library's energy grade?
Almaden Community Center And Branch Library did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 69.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Almaden Community Center And Branch Library use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 69.7 kBtu/ft² across 64,000 sq ft, including 711,889 kWh of electricity.
What are Almaden Community Center And Branch Library's carbon emissions?
Almaden Community Center And Branch Library reported 230 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Almaden Community Center And Branch Library?
Almaden Community Center And Branch Library is at 6445 Camden Avenue, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95120. Its coordinates are 37.22142, -121.86916 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Almaden Community Center And Branch Library and when was it built?
Almaden Community Center And Branch Library has 64,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2006 as its year built. It is classed as other - recreation.
Is Almaden Community Center And Branch Library 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, “Almaden Community Center And Branch Library, San Jose, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/almaden-community-center-and-branch-library-79ccc7d3 (data as of July 9, 2026).