1705 Branham Ln

How does 1705 Branham Ln compare with other strip mall buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 76 strip mall buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 106.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 113.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 38,730 sq ft, it is about 35% below the average floor area of 59,939 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1988, 4 years later than the group's average year built (1984). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².

How has 1705 Branham Ln's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 1705 Branham Ln, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 102.3 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 106.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 4% increase. Reported emissions went from 253 tCO₂e to 248 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).

What does a site EUI of 106.5 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. 1705 Branham Ln's 106.5 kBtu/ft² across 38,730 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,209 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 210.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 642,760 kWh of electricity, 19,305 therms of natural gas and 2,936 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1705 Branham Ln to report its energy use?

1705 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:1325-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.