Gordon Biersch Brewing Company
Manufacturing/Industrial Plant in California, CA · 357 East Taylor Street, San Jose · 95112
At a glance
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company is a 129,646-square-foot manufacturing/industrial plant at 357 East Taylor Street, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1956. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 187.3 kBtu/ft² and 1,422 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 187.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,422 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,320,483 kWh |
| Natural gas | 162,003 therms |
| Gross floor area | 129,646 sq ft |
| Source record | california:11460128:2023 |
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
- 357 East Taylor Street, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95112
- Coordinates
- 37.35330, -121.89246
Within ~1 km
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How does Gordon Biersch Brewing Company compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 982 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 187.3 kBtu/ft² is about 47% above the average of 127.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 11.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 49% above the group average of 7.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 129,646 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 135,409 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1956, 26 years earlier than the group's average year built (1982). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 187.3 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. Gordon Biersch Brewing Company's 187.3 kBtu/ft² across 129,646 sq ft works out to about 24.3 billion Btu (7,117 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 2,320,483 kWh of electricity and 162,003 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Gordon Biersch Brewing Company to report its energy use?
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:11460128:2023). 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 Gordon Biersch Brewing Company's energy grade?
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 187.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Gordon Biersch Brewing Company use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 187.3 kBtu/ft² across 129,646 sq ft, including 2,320,483 kWh of electricity and 162,003 therms of natural gas.
What are Gordon Biersch Brewing Company's carbon emissions?
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company reported 1,422 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Gordon Biersch Brewing Company?
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company is at 357 East Taylor Street, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95112. Its coordinates are 37.35330, -121.89246 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Gordon Biersch Brewing Company and when was it built?
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company has 129,646 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1956 as its year built. It is classed as manufacturing/industrial plant.
Is Gordon Biersch Brewing Company covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Gordon Biersch Brewing Company, San Jose, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/gordon-biersch-brewing-company-5e4c05eb (data as of July 9, 2026).