Silicon Valley R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd
Office in California, CA · 160 Great Oaks Blvd, San Jose · 95119
At a glance
Silicon Valley R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd is a 53,300-square-foot office building at 160 Great Oaks Blvd, San Jose in San Jose, California, built in 1982. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 100 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 9.9 kBtu/ft² and 34 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 91% of the 4,912 scored office buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 100 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 9.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 34 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 37,228 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,760 therms |
| Gross floor area | 53,300 sq ft |
| Source record | california:20408569:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 100 | 9.9 kBtu/ft² | 34 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — |
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
- 160 Great Oaks Blvd, San Jose
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95119
- Coordinates
- 37.23240, -121.78072
Within ~1 km
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How does Silicon Valley R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd compare with other office buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Silicon Valley R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 91% of them. Its site EUI of 9.9 kBtu/ft² is about 82% below the average of 56.4 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 83% below the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 53,300 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1982 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.
How has Silicon Valley R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Silicon Valley R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd, covering report years 2021–2022. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. Silicon Valley R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd's 9.9 kBtu/ft² across 53,300 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (155 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 37,228 kWh of electricity and 4,760 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Silicon Valley R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd to report its energy use?
Silicon Valley R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:20408569:2022). 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 R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd's energy grade?
Silicon Valley R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd scores 100 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2022 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Silicon Valley R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 9.9 kBtu/ft² across 53,300 sq ft, including 37,228 kWh of electricity and 4,760 therms of natural gas.
What are Silicon Valley R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd's carbon emissions?
Silicon Valley R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd reported 34 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Silicon Valley R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd?
Silicon Valley R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd is at 160 Great Oaks Blvd, San Jose, in San Jose, California 95119. Its coordinates are 37.23240, -121.78072 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Silicon Valley R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd and when was it built?
Silicon Valley R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd has 53,300 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1982 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Silicon Valley R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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 R&D - 160 Great Oaks Blvd, San Jose, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/silicon-valley-r-d-160-great-oaks-blvd-70b8a8e8 (data as of July 9, 2026).