1125 S De Anza Blvd

How does 1125 S De Anza Blvd compare with other retail store buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 81 retail store buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 1125 S De Anza Blvd's ENERGY STAR score of 95 compares with an average of 77 across the 67 that report a score; it scores higher than 66% of them and lower than 31%. Its site EUI of 30.7 kBtu/ft² is about 37% below the average of 48.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 20,100 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 74,232 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1964, 26 years earlier than the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 1125 S De Anza Blvd's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 1125 S De Anza Blvd, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 99 in 2022 to 95 in 2024 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 99. Site EUI moved from 29.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 30.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 37 tCO₂e to 38 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 95 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 95 means the building performs better than about 95% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 95 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 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. 1125 S De Anza Blvd's 30.7 kBtu/ft² across 20,100 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (181 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 67.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 118,284 kWh of electricity, 2,144 therms of natural gas and 466 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1125 S De Anza Blvd to report its energy use?

1125 S De Anza Blvd 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:1264-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.