1031 E Capitol Expy

How does 1031 E Capitol Expy compare with other buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 1,790 benchmarked buildings in San José. Its site EUI of 9.8 kBtu/ft² is about 84% below the average of 59.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 139,197 sq ft, it is about 28% above the average floor area of 108,674 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1978, 9 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987).

How has 1031 E Capitol Expy's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 1031 E Capitol Expy, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 112.1 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 9.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 91% decrease. Reported emissions went from 322 tCO₂e to 73 tCO₂e over the same span (down 77%).

What does a site EUI of 9.8 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. 1031 E Capitol Expy's 9.8 kBtu/ft² across 139,197 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (400 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 12.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 38,210 kWh of electricity, 12,386 therms of natural gas and 161 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1031 E Capitol Expy to report its energy use?

1031 E Capitol Expy 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:1853-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.