125-155 Nicholson Lane

How does 125-155 Nicholson Lane compare with other office buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 408 office buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 125-155 Nicholson Lane's ENERGY STAR score of 68 compares with an average of 67 across the 283 that report a score; it scores higher than 36% of them and lower than 64%. Its site EUI of 43.6 kBtu/ft² is about 33% below the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 37,728 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 95,555 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 6 years earlier 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 125-155 Nicholson Lane's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 125-155 Nicholson Lane, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 56 in 2021 to 68 in 2024 (+12 points). Site EUI moved from 52.5 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 43.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 132 tCO₂e to 103 tCO₂e over the same span (down 22%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 68 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 68 means the building performs better than about 68% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 68 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 7 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. 125-155 Nicholson Lane's 43.6 kBtu/ft² across 37,728 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (482 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 100.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 345,941 kWh of electricity, 4,651 therms of natural gas and 1,034 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 125-155 Nicholson Lane to report its energy use?

125-155 Nicholson Lane 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:0176-0-02:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.