1805 Hillsdale Ave

How does 1805 Hillsdale Ave compare with other retail store buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 81 retail store buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 1805 Hillsdale Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 76 compares with an average of 77 across the 67 that report a score; it scores higher than 33% of them and lower than 66%. Its site EUI of 72.7 kBtu/ft² is about 50% above the average of 48.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 133,697 sq ft, it is about 80% above the average floor area of 74,232 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1987, 3 years earlier than the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 1805 Hillsdale Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 1805 Hillsdale Ave, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 85 in 2020 to 76 in 2024 (-9 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 85. Site EUI moved from 54.5 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 72.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 33% increase. Reported emissions went from 525 tCO₂e to 466 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 76 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 76 means the building performs better than about 76% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 76 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. 1805 Hillsdale Ave's 72.7 kBtu/ft² across 133,697 sq ft works out to about 9.7 billion Btu (2,849 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 151.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,408,217 kWh of electricity, 15,093 therms of natural gas and 1,169 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1805 Hillsdale Ave to report its energy use?

1805 Hillsdale Ave 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:1327-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.