160 W Santa Clara St

How does 160 W Santa Clara St 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 W Santa Clara St's ENERGY STAR score of 88 compares with an average of 67 across the 283 that report a score; it scores higher than 70% of them and lower than 27%. Its site EUI of 37.0 kBtu/ft² is about 43% below the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 258,580 sq ft, it is about 171% above the average floor area of 95,555 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1987 construction date is close to 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 W Santa Clara St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 160 W Santa Clara St, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2018 to 88 in 2024 (+10 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 90. Site EUI moved from 57.4 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 37.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 36% decrease. Reported emissions went from 621 tCO₂e to 626 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 88 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 88 means the building performs better than about 88% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 88 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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 W Santa Clara St's 37.0 kBtu/ft² across 258,580 sq ft works out to about 9.6 billion Btu (2,804 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 99.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,619,682 kWh of electricity, 6,274 therms of natural gas and 2,710 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 160 W Santa Clara St to report its energy use?

160 W Santa Clara St 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:0925-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.