101-115 Nicholson Lane

How does 101-115 Nicholson Lane compare with other office buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 408 office buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 101-115 Nicholson Lane's ENERGY STAR score of 79 compares with an average of 67 across the 283 that report a score; it scores higher than 51% of them and lower than 48%. Its site EUI of 36.1 kBtu/ft² is about 44% below the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 36,144 sq ft, it is about 62% below the average floor area of 95,555 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 6 years earlier than the group's average year built (1986). 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 101-115 Nicholson Lane's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 101-115 Nicholson Lane, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 67 in 2020 to 79 in 2024 (+12 points). Site EUI moved from 43.7 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 36.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 131 tCO₂e to 83 tCO₂e over the same span (down 37%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 79 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 79 means the building performs better than about 79% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 79 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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 San José, 69% 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. 101-115 Nicholson Lane's 36.1 kBtu/ft² across 36,144 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (382 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 88.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 307,390 kWh of electricity, 2,559 therms of natural gas and 658 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 101-115 Nicholson Lane to report its energy use?

101-115 Nicholson Lane reports under San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance), the legal basis of San José's Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record san_jose:0176-0-01:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.