1143 Coleman Ave

How does 1143 Coleman Ave compare with other office buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 408 office buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 33.5 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 162,557 sq ft, it is about 70% above the average floor area of 95,555 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2017, 31 years later 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 1143 Coleman Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 1143 Coleman Ave, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 3.1 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 33.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 981% increase. Reported emissions went from 77 tCO₂e to 341 tCO₂e over the same span (up 343%).

What does a site EUI of 33.5 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. 1143 Coleman Ave's 33.5 kBtu/ft² across 162,557 sq ft works out to about 5.4 billion Btu (1,596 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 77.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,151,017 kWh of electricity, 15,113 therms of natural gas and 468 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1143 Coleman Ave to report its energy use?

1143 Coleman Ave 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:0338-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.