Little Orchard - Building 3
Office in California, CA · 1810-1870 Little Orchard St, San Jose · 95125
At a glance
Little Orchard - Building 3 is a 53,220-square-foot office building at 1810-1870 Little Orchard St, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1987. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 50 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 58.2 kBtu/ft² and 201 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 16% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 50 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 58.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 201 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 728,840 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,793 therms |
| Gross floor area | 53,220 sq ft |
| Source record | california:12337099:2020 |
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
- 1810-1870 Little Orchard St, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95125
- Coordinates
- 37.30652, -121.87297
Within ~1 km
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How does Little Orchard - Building 3 compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Little Orchard - Building 3's ENERGY STAR score of 50 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 16% of them and lower than 84%. Its site EUI of 58.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 3.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 53,220 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1987 construction date is close to 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 50 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 50 means the building performs better than about 50% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 50 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 25 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. Little Orchard - Building 3's 58.2 kBtu/ft² across 53,220 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (908 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 728,840 kWh of electricity and 6,793 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Little Orchard - Building 3 to report its energy use?
Little Orchard - Building 3 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 2020 disclosure (source record california:12337099:2020). 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 Little Orchard - Building 3's energy grade?
Little Orchard - Building 3 scores 50 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2020 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Little Orchard - Building 3 use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 58.2 kBtu/ft² across 53,220 sq ft, including 728,840 kWh of electricity and 6,793 therms of natural gas.
What are Little Orchard - Building 3's carbon emissions?
Little Orchard - Building 3 reported 201 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is Little Orchard - Building 3?
Little Orchard - Building 3 is at 1810-1870 Little Orchard St, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95125. Its coordinates are 37.30652, -121.87297 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Little Orchard - Building 3 and when was it built?
Little Orchard - Building 3 has 53,220 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1987 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Little Orchard - Building 3 covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2020 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, “Little Orchard - Building 3, San Jose, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/little-orchard-building-3-06da6368 (data as of July 9, 2026).