Silicon Valley Commerce Building 1
Mixed Use Property in California, CA · 2520 Zanker Road, San Jose · 95131
At a glance
Silicon Valley Commerce Building 1 is a 121,100-square-foot mixed use property building at 2520 Zanker Road, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1980. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 37.2 kBtu/ft² and 277 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 37.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 277 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,001,181 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 121,100 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6717847:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 37.2 kBtu/ft² | 277 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 75 | +74 | 29.9 kBtu/ft² | 240 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 1 | -99 | 14107.8 kBtu/ft² | 114,999 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | ±0 | 5.3 kBtu/ft² | 39 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 100 | 2.2 kBtu/ft² | 17 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 2520 Zanker Road, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95131
- Coordinates
- 37.38845, -121.92232
Within ~1 km
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How does Silicon Valley Commerce Building 1 compare with other mixed use property buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 294 mixed use property buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 37.2 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 70.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 121,100 sq ft, it is about 40% below the average floor area of 200,559 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 4 years earlier than the group's average year built (1984). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,212 mixed use property buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Silicon Valley Commerce Building 1's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Silicon Valley Commerce Building 1, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2020 to 75 in 2023 (-25 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 100. Site EUI moved from 2.2 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 37.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1591% increase. Reported emissions went from 17 tCO₂e to 277 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1528%).
What does a site EUI of 37.2 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. Silicon Valley Commerce Building 1's 37.2 kBtu/ft² across 121,100 sq ft works out to about 4.5 billion Btu (1,320 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,001,181 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Silicon Valley Commerce Building 1 to report its energy use?
Silicon Valley Commerce Building 1 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:6717847:2024). 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 Silicon Valley Commerce Building 1's energy grade?
Silicon Valley Commerce Building 1 did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 37.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Silicon Valley Commerce Building 1 use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 37.2 kBtu/ft² across 121,100 sq ft, including 1,001,181 kWh of electricity.
What are Silicon Valley Commerce Building 1's carbon emissions?
Silicon Valley Commerce Building 1 reported 277 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Silicon Valley Commerce Building 1?
Silicon Valley Commerce Building 1 is at 2520 Zanker Road, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95131. Its coordinates are 37.38845, -121.92232 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Silicon Valley Commerce Building 1 and when was it built?
Silicon Valley Commerce Building 1 has 121,100 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as mixed use property.
Is Silicon Valley Commerce Building 1 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, “Silicon Valley Commerce Building 1, San Jose, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/silicon-valley-commerce-building-1-88ffd88f (data as of July 9, 2026).