Children'S Discovery Museum (Cdm)
Museum in California, CA · 180 Woz Way, San Jose · 95110
At a glance
Children'S Discovery Museum (Cdm) is a 52,000-square-foot museum building at 180 Woz Way, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1990. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 84.3 kBtu/ft² and 253 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 84.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 253 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 645,820 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 52,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:7441189:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 84.3 kBtu/ft² | 253 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 52.4 kBtu/ft² | 184 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 5.7 kBtu/ft² | 19 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 9.1 kBtu/ft² | 31 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 12.9 kBtu/ft² | 43 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
- 180 Woz Way, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95110
- Coordinates
- 37.32670, -121.89195
Within ~1 km
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How does Children'S Discovery Museum (Cdm) compare with other museum buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 48 museum buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 84.3 kBtu/ft² is about 15% above the average of 73.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 10% above the group average of 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 52,000 sq ft, it is about 62% below the average floor area of 137,839 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1990, 16 years later than the group's average year built (1974).
How has Children'S Discovery Museum (Cdm)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Children'S Discovery Museum (Cdm), covering report years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024. Site EUI moved from 12.9 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 84.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 553% increase. Reported emissions went from 43 tCO₂e to 253 tCO₂e over the same span (up 493%).
What does a site EUI of 84.3 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. Children'S Discovery Museum (Cdm)'s 84.3 kBtu/ft² across 52,000 sq ft works out to about 4.4 billion Btu (1,285 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 645,820 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Children'S Discovery Museum (Cdm) to report its energy use?
Children'S Discovery Museum (Cdm) 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:7441189:2024). 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 Children'S Discovery Museum (Cdm)'s energy grade?
Children'S Discovery Museum (Cdm) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 84.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Children'S Discovery Museum (Cdm) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 84.3 kBtu/ft² across 52,000 sq ft, including 645,820 kWh of electricity.
What are Children'S Discovery Museum (Cdm)'s carbon emissions?
Children'S Discovery Museum (Cdm) reported 253 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Children'S Discovery Museum (Cdm)?
Children'S Discovery Museum (Cdm) is at 180 Woz Way, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95110. Its coordinates are 37.32670, -121.89195 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Children'S Discovery Museum (Cdm) and when was it built?
Children'S Discovery Museum (Cdm) has 52,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1990 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is Children'S Discovery Museum (Cdm) 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, “Children'S Discovery Museum (Cdm), San Jose, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/children-s-discovery-museum-cdm-0a80e09f (data as of July 9, 2026).