1602 Branham Ln

How does 1602 Branham Ln compare with other multifamily housing buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 476 multifamily housing buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 1602 Branham Ln's ENERGY STAR score of 61 compares with an average of 86 across the 435 that report a score; it scores higher than 9% of them and lower than 91%. Its site EUI of 47.6 kBtu/ft² is about 35% above the average of 35.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 139,822 sq ft, it is about 11% below the average floor area of 157,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1977, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has 1602 Branham Ln's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 1602 Branham Ln, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2019 to 61 in 2024 (-39 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 100. Site EUI moved from 1.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 47.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3300% increase. Reported emissions went from 397 tCO₂e to 385 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 61 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 61 means the building performs better than about 61% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 61 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 14 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 1602 Branham Ln's 47.6 kBtu/ft² across 139,822 sq ft works out to about 6.7 billion Btu (1,951 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 80.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 702,246 kWh of electricity, 42,616 therms of natural gas and 13,383 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1602 Branham Ln to report its energy use?

1602 Branham Ln 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:1877-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.