1223 Blossom Hill Rd

How does 1223 Blossom Hill Rd compare with other multifamily housing buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 476 multifamily housing buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 1223 Blossom Hill Rd's ENERGY STAR score of 34 compares with an average of 86 across the 435 that report a score; it scores higher than 3% of them and lower than 96%. Its site EUI of 59.1 kBtu/ft² is about 67% above the average of 35.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 24,532 sq ft, it is about 84% below the average floor area of 157,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 22 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has 1223 Blossom Hill Rd's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 1223 Blossom Hill Rd, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 1 in 2019 to 34 in 2024 (+33 points). Site EUI moved from 121.1 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 59.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 51% decrease. Reported emissions went from 88 tCO₂e to 83 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 34 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 34 means the building performs better than about 34% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 34 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 41 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 1223 Blossom Hill Rd's 59.1 kBtu/ft² across 24,532 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (425 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 95.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 135,689 kWh of electricity, 9,859 therms of natural gas and 2,584 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1223 Blossom Hill Rd to report its energy use?

1223 Blossom Hill Rd 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:1874-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.