160 E Tasman Dr

How does 160 E Tasman Dr compare with other office buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 408 office buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 160 E Tasman Dr's ENERGY STAR score of 81 compares with an average of 67 across the 283 that report a score; it scores higher than 54% of them and lower than 42%. Its site EUI of 49.3 kBtu/ft² is about 24% below the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 109,243 sq ft, it is about 14% above the average floor area of 95,555 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1990, 4 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 160 E Tasman Dr's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 160 E Tasman Dr, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 79 in 2021 to 81 in 2024 (+2 points). Site EUI moved from 53.4 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 49.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 8% decrease. Reported emissions went from 353 tCO₂e to 334 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 81 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 81 means the building performs better than about 81% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 81 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. 160 E Tasman Dr's 49.3 kBtu/ft² across 109,243 sq ft works out to about 5.4 billion Btu (1,578 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 109.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,056,841 kWh of electricity, 17,793 therms of natural gas and 2,223 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 160 E Tasman Dr to report its energy use?

160 E Tasman Dr 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:0067-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.