1797 Fox Dr

How does 1797 Fox 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. 1797 Fox Dr's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 67 across the 283 that report a score; it scores higher than 43% of them and lower than 54%. Its site EUI of 42.4 kBtu/ft² is about 35% below the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 50,972 sq ft, it is about half of 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 1797 Fox Dr's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 1797 Fox Dr, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 80 in 2018 to 74 in 2024 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 88. Site EUI moved from 40.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 42.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 130 tCO₂e to 139 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 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. 1797 Fox Dr's 42.4 kBtu/ft² across 50,972 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (633 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 106.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 533,240 kWh of electricity, 3,400 therms of natural gas and 954 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1797 Fox Dr to report its energy use?

1797 Fox 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:0420-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.