1300 The Alameda

How does 1300 The Alameda 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. 1300 The Alameda's ENERGY STAR score of 75 compares with an average of 86 across the 435 that report a score; it scores higher than 15% of them and lower than 83%. Its site EUI of 29.2 kBtu/ft² is about 17% below the average of 35.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 374,703 sq ft, it is about 138% above the average floor area of 157,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 12 years later 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 1300 The Alameda's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 1300 The Alameda, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 23 in 2019 to 75 in 2024 (+52 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 90. Site EUI moved from 57.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 29.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 49% decrease. Reported emissions went from 693 tCO₂e to 608 tCO₂e over the same span (down 12%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 75 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 75 means the building performs better than about 75% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 75 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 1300 The Alameda's 29.2 kBtu/ft² across 374,703 sq ft works out to about 10.9 billion Btu (3,207 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 60.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,957,330 kWh of electricity, 42,561 therms of natural gas and 23,320 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1300 The Alameda to report its energy use?

1300 The Alameda 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:0966-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.