1400 Parkmoor Ave

How does 1400 Parkmoor Ave compare with other office buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 408 office buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 1400 Parkmoor Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 70 compares with an average of 67 across the 283 that report a score; it scores higher than 37% of them and lower than 61%. Its site EUI of 75.0 kBtu/ft² is about 16% above the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 102,848 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 95,555 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1991, 5 years later 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 1400 Parkmoor Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 1400 Parkmoor Ave, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 65 in 2019 to 70 in 2024 (+5 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 83. Site EUI moved from 81.1 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 75.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 450 tCO₂e to 453 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 70 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 70 means the building performs better than about 70% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 70 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 5 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. 1400 Parkmoor Ave's 75.0 kBtu/ft² across 102,848 sq ft works out to about 7.7 billion Btu (2,261 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 134.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 958,157 kWh of electricity, 44,421 therms of natural gas and 1,321 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1400 Parkmoor Ave to report its energy use?

1400 Parkmoor 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:0997-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.