1523 Mclaughlin Ave
Worship Facility in San José, CA · 95122
At a glance
1523 Mclaughlin Ave is a 24,560-square-foot worship facility in San José, California, built in 1970. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 11.6 kBtu/ft² and 18 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 | 11.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 26.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 18 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 57,645 kWh |
| Natural gas | 891 therms |
| Water use | 893 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 24,560 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:1710-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 11.6 kBtu/ft² | 18 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 12.0 kBtu/ft² | 19 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 12.1 kBtu/ft² | 20 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 14.5 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1523 Mclaughlin Ave
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95122
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 1523 Mclaughlin Ave compare with other worship facility buildings in San José?
The latest disclosures cover 31 worship facility buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 11.6 kBtu/ft² is about 31% below the average of 16.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 24,560 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 47,665 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 12 years earlier than the group's average year built (1982). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 1523 Mclaughlin Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 1523 Mclaughlin Ave, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 14.5 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 11.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 20% decrease. Reported emissions went from 20 tCO₂e to 18 tCO₂e over the same span (down 10%).
What does a site EUI of 11.6 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. 1523 Mclaughlin Ave's 11.6 kBtu/ft² across 24,560 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (83 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 26.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 57,645 kWh of electricity, 891 therms of natural gas and 893 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1523 Mclaughlin Ave to report its energy use?
1523 Mclaughlin 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:1710-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1523 Mclaughlin Ave's energy grade?
1523 Mclaughlin Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 11.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1523 Mclaughlin Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 11.6 kBtu/ft² (26.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 24,560 sq ft, including 57,645 kWh of electricity and 891 therms of natural gas.
What are 1523 Mclaughlin Ave's carbon emissions?
1523 Mclaughlin Ave reported 18 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1523 Mclaughlin Ave?
1523 Mclaughlin Ave is in San José, California 95122.
How big is 1523 Mclaughlin Ave and when was it built?
1523 Mclaughlin Ave has 24,560 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is 1523 Mclaughlin Ave 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, “1523 Mclaughlin Ave, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/1523-mclaughlin-ave-f652a81a (data as of July 9, 2026).