1922 The Alameda

How does 1922 The Alameda compare with other medical office buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 22 medical office buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 1922 The Alameda's ENERGY STAR score of 7 compares with an average of 76 across the 19 that report a score; it scores higher than 0% of them and lower than 89%. Its site EUI of 137.9 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 63.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 42,363 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 43,903 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1969, 15 years earlier than the group's average year built (1984). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,266 medical office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 92.2 kBtu/ft².

How has 1922 The Alameda's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 1922 The Alameda, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 50 in 2019 to 7 in 2024 (-43 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 54. Site EUI moved from 89.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 137.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 54% increase. Reported emissions went from 211 tCO₂e to 341 tCO₂e over the same span (up 62%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 7 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 7 means the building performs better than about 7% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 7 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 68 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. 1922 The Alameda's 137.9 kBtu/ft² across 42,363 sq ft works out to about 5.8 billion Btu (1,712 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 241.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 684,832 kWh of electricity, 35,061 therms of natural gas and 190 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1922 The Alameda to report its energy use?

1922 The Alameda 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:0332-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.