150-152 River Oaks Pkwy

How does 150-152 River Oaks Pkwy compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 70 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 6.7 kBtu/ft² is about 94% below the average of 116.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 100,024 sq ft, it is about 39% above the average floor area of 71,959 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1984 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1986). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 150-152 River Oaks Pkwy's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 150-152 River Oaks Pkwy, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 27.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 6.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 76% decrease. Reported emissions went from 99 tCO₂e to 41 tCO₂e over the same span (down 58%).

What does a site EUI of 6.7 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. 150-152 River Oaks Pkwy's 6.7 kBtu/ft² across 100,024 sq ft works out to about 0.7 billion Btu (196 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 14.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 128,804 kWh of electricity, 2,284 therms of natural gas and 1,474 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 150-152 River Oaks Pkwy to report its energy use?

150-152 River Oaks Pkwy 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:0082-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.