1841 Zanker Rd

How does 1841 Zanker Rd compare with other office buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 408 office buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 91.3 kBtu/ft² is about 41% above the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 44,640 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 95,555 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 22 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 1841 Zanker Rd's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 1841 Zanker Rd, covering report years 2019–2024. Only one of those years carries energy figures.

What does a site EUI of 91.3 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. 1841 Zanker Rd's 91.3 kBtu/ft² across 44,640 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,194 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 255.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,194,937 kWh of electricity, 0 therms of natural gas and 946 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1841 Zanker Rd to report its energy use?

1841 Zanker Rd 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:0514-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.