1409-1471 Bird Avenue
Other - Mall in San José, CA · 95125
At a glance
1409-1471 Bird Avenue is a 20,130-square-foot other - mall building in San José, California, built in 1968. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 100.0 kBtu/ft² and 114 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 100.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 154.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 114 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 165,131 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,498 therms |
| Water use | 1,928 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 20,130 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:1349-2-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 100.0 kBtu/ft² | 114 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 97.3 kBtu/ft² | 114 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 95.1 kBtu/ft² | 110 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 112.3 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 100.7 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — |
Compliance context
San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)
San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 1409-1471 Bird Avenue
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95125
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 1409-1471 Bird Avenue compare with other other - mall buildings in San José?
The latest disclosures cover 6 other - mall buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 100.0 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 49.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 20,130 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 58,655 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1968, 14 years earlier than the group's average year built (1982). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 245 other - mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 87 and a site EUI of 65.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 1409-1471 Bird Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 1409-1471 Bird Avenue, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 100.7 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 100.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 110 tCO₂e to 114 tCO₂e over the same span (up 4%).
What does a site EUI of 100.0 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 1409-1471 Bird Avenue's 100.0 kBtu/ft² across 20,130 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (590 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 154.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 165,131 kWh of electricity, 14,498 therms of natural gas and 1,928 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1409-1471 Bird Avenue to report its energy use?
1409-1471 Bird Avenue 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:1349-2-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1409-1471 Bird Avenue's energy grade?
1409-1471 Bird Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 100.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1409-1471 Bird Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 100.0 kBtu/ft² (154.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 20,130 sq ft, including 165,131 kWh of electricity and 14,498 therms of natural gas.
What are 1409-1471 Bird Avenue's carbon emissions?
1409-1471 Bird Avenue reported 114 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1409-1471 Bird Avenue?
1409-1471 Bird Avenue is in San José, California 95125.
How big is 1409-1471 Bird Avenue and when was it built?
1409-1471 Bird Avenue has 20,130 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1968 as its year built. It is classed as other - mall.
Is 1409-1471 Bird Avenue covered by San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance).
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About this data
Source: Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance (San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1409-1471 Bird Avenue, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/1409-1471-bird-avenue-f51c403d (data as of July 9, 2026).