2130 Gold St

How does 2130 Gold St compare with other office buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 408 office buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 2130 Gold St's ENERGY STAR score of 73 compares with an average of 67 across the 283 that report a score; it scores higher than 42% of them and lower than 57%. Its site EUI of 47.3 kBtu/ft² is about 27% below the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 52,142 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 95,555 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 13 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 2130 Gold St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 5 San José disclosures for 2130 Gold St, covering report years 2020–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2020 to 73 in 2024 (-27 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 100. Site EUI moved from 3.6 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 47.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1214% increase. Reported emissions went from 89 tCO₂e to 150 tCO₂e over the same span (up 69%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 73 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 73 means the building performs better than about 73% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 73 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 2 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. 2130 Gold St's 47.3 kBtu/ft² across 52,142 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (723 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 98.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 421,658 kWh of electricity, 10,285 therms of natural gas and 865 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2130 Gold St to report its energy use?

2130 Gold St 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:0018-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.