1185 Pedro St
Other - Lodging/Residential in San José, CA · 95126
At a glance
1185 Pedro St is a 42,638-square-foot other - lodging/residential building in San José, California, built in 1978. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 37.9 kBtu/ft² and 100 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 37.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 83.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 100 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 310,236 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,575 therms |
| Water use | 3,901 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 42,638 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:0991-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 37.9 kBtu/ft² | 100 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 40.9 kBtu/ft² | 113 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 38.9 kBtu/ft² | 103 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — |
Compliance context
San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)
San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1185 Pedro St
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95126
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 1185 Pedro St compare with other buildings in San José?
The latest disclosures cover 1,790 benchmarked buildings in San José. Its site EUI of 37.9 kBtu/ft² is about 37% below the average of 59.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 42,638 sq ft, it is about 61% below 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). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 327 other - lodging/residential buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 75.4 kBtu/ft².
How has 1185 Pedro St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 1185 Pedro St, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 38.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 37.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 103 tCO₂e to 100 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).
What does a site EUI of 37.9 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. 1185 Pedro St's 37.9 kBtu/ft² across 42,638 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (474 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 83.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 310,236 kWh of electricity, 5,575 therms of natural gas and 3,901 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1185 Pedro St to report its energy use?
1185 Pedro St 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:0991-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1185 Pedro St's energy grade?
1185 Pedro St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 37.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1185 Pedro St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 37.9 kBtu/ft² (83.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 42,638 sq ft, including 310,236 kWh of electricity and 5,575 therms of natural gas.
What are 1185 Pedro St's carbon emissions?
1185 Pedro St reported 100 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1185 Pedro St?
1185 Pedro St is in San José, California 95126.
How big is 1185 Pedro St and when was it built?
1185 Pedro St has 42,638 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1978 as its year built. It is classed as other - lodging/residential.
Is 1185 Pedro St covered by San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance).
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About this data
Source: Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance (San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1185 Pedro St, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/1185-pedro-st-cf853795 (data as of July 9, 2026).