2161 Oakland Road

How does 2161 Oakland Road compare with other buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 1,790 benchmarked buildings in San José. Its site EUI of 24.7 kBtu/ft² is about 59% below the average of 59.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 30,048 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 108,674 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 7 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987).

How has 2161 Oakland Road's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 2161 Oakland Road, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 25.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 24.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 53 tCO₂e to 49 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).

What does a site EUI of 24.7 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. 2161 Oakland Road's 24.7 kBtu/ft² across 30,048 sq ft works out to about 0.7 billion Btu (218 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 69.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 217,285 kWh of electricity and 1,180 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2161 Oakland Road to report its energy use?

2161 Oakland Road 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:0635-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.