120 Jose Figueres Ave

How does 120 Jose Figueres Ave compare with other senior living community buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 17 senior living community buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 120 Jose Figueres Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 97 compares with an average of 89 across the 12 that report a score; it scores higher than 83% of them. Its site EUI of 145.7 kBtu/ft² is about 128% above the average of 63.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 24,545 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 71,779 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1968, 25 years earlier than the group's average year built (1993). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².

How has 120 Jose Figueres Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 120 Jose Figueres Ave, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 98 in 2023 to 97 in 2024 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 98. Site EUI moved from 166.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 145.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 200 tCO₂e to 208 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 97 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 97 means the building performs better than about 97% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 97 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. 120 Jose Figueres Ave's 145.7 kBtu/ft² across 24,545 sq ft works out to about 3.6 billion Btu (1,048 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 249.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 397,372 kWh of electricity, 22,197 therms of natural gas and 2,863 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 120 Jose Figueres Ave to report its energy use?

120 Jose Figueres 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:1751-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.