2181 Monterey Hwy

How does 2181 Monterey Hwy compare with other retail store buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 81 retail store buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 2181 Monterey Hwy's ENERGY STAR score of 86 compares with an average of 77 across the 67 that report a score; it scores higher than 43% of them and lower than 54%. Its site EUI of 34.6 kBtu/ft² is about 29% below the average of 48.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 117,030 sq ft, it is about 58% above the average floor area of 74,232 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 18 years later than the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 2181 Monterey Hwy's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 2181 Monterey Hwy, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 72 in 2018 to 86 in 2024 (+14 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 100. Site EUI moved from 51.4 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 34.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 33% decrease. Reported emissions went from 268 tCO₂e to 259 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 86 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 86 means the building performs better than about 86% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 86 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 2181 Monterey Hwy's 34.6 kBtu/ft² across 117,030 sq ft works out to about 4 billion Btu (1,187 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 86.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 974,164 kWh of electricity, 7,298 therms of natural gas and 1,184 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2181 Monterey Hwy to report its energy use?

2181 Monterey Hwy 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:1452-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.