Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church
Worship Facility in California, CA · 4405 Fortran Court, San Jose · 95134
At a glance
Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church is a 66,000-square-foot worship facility at 4405 Fortran Court, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1986. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 78 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 9.1 kBtu/ft² and 39 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 40% of the 77 scored worship facility buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 78 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 9.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 39 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 150,673 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 66,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:10899965:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 78 | -4 | 9.1 kBtu/ft² | 39 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 82 | -4 | 8.0 kBtu/ft² | 36 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 86 | -2 | 7.0 kBtu/ft² | 31 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 88 | -3 | 6.1 kBtu/ft² | 24 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 91 | 5.9 kBtu/ft² | 25 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — |
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
- 4405 Fortran Court, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95134
- Coordinates
- 37.42015, -121.95757
Within ~1 km
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How does Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church compare with other worship facility buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 132 worship facility buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church's ENERGY STAR score of 78 compares with an average of 72 across the 77 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 55%. Its site EUI of 9.1 kBtu/ft² is about 61% below the average of 23.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 61% below the group average of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 66,000 sq ft, it is about 33% below the average floor area of 99,110 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 7 years later than the group's average year built (1979). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 91 in 2020 to 78 in 2024 (-13 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 91. Site EUI moved from 5.9 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 9.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 54% increase. Reported emissions went from 25 tCO₂e to 39 tCO₂e over the same span (up 54%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 78 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 78 means the building performs better than about 78% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 78 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. Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church's 9.1 kBtu/ft² across 66,000 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (176 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 150,673 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church to report its energy use?
Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church 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:10899965:2024). 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 Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church's energy grade?
Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church scores 78 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 9.1 kBtu/ft² across 66,000 sq ft, including 150,673 kWh of electricity.
What are Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church's carbon emissions?
Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church reported 39 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church?
Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church is at 4405 Fortran Court, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95134. Its coordinates are 37.42015, -121.95757 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church and when was it built?
Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church has 66,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church 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, “Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church, San Jose, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/canaan-taiwanese-christian-church-71f64bde (data as of July 9, 2026).