1290 Tully Rd

How does 1290 Tully Rd compare with other medical office buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 22 medical office buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 1290 Tully Rd's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 76 across the 19 that report a score; it scores higher than 63% of them. Its site EUI of 0.7 kBtu/ft² is about 99% below the average of 63.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 23,758 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 43,903 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1987, 3 years later than the group's average year built (1984). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,266 medical office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 92.2 kBtu/ft².

How has 1290 Tully Rd's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 1290 Tully Rd, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 100 in both 2020 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 1.2 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 0.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 42% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2 tCO₂e to 1 tCO₂e over the same span (down 45%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 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. 1290 Tully Rd's 0.7 kBtu/ft² across 23,758 sq ft works out to about 0 billion Btu (5 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 1.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,573 kWh of electricity and 169 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1290 Tully Rd to report its energy use?

1290 Tully 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:1851-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.