1975 Hamilton Ave

How does 1975 Hamilton Ave compare with other office buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 408 office buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 1975 Hamilton Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 64 compares with an average of 67 across the 283 that report a score; it scores higher than 33% of them and lower than 66%. Its site EUI of 55.8 kBtu/ft² is about 14% below the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 28,018 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 95,555 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 16 years earlier 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 1975 Hamilton Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 1975 Hamilton Ave, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 68 in 2020 to 64 in 2024 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 68. Site EUI moved from 48.6 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 55.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 15% increase. Reported emissions went from 106 tCO₂e to 95 tCO₂e over the same span (down 10%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 64 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 64 means the building performs better than about 64% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 64 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 11 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. 1975 Hamilton Ave's 55.8 kBtu/ft² across 28,018 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (458 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 114.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 263,121 kWh of electricity, 6,666 therms of natural gas and 155 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1975 Hamilton Ave to report its energy use?

1975 Hamilton 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:1134-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.