2320 Kruse Dr
Strip Mall in San José, CA · 95131
At a glance
2320 Kruse Dr is a 24,867-square-foot strip mall building in San José, California, built in 1980. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 22.7 kBtu/ft² and 37 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 22.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 58.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 37 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 145,351 kWh |
| Natural gas | 688 therms |
| Water use | 774 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 24,867 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:0547-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 22.7 kBtu/ft² | 37 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 26.9 kBtu/ft² | 45 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 25.7 kBtu/ft² | 42 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 25.1 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 27.6 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — |
Compliance context
San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)
San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 2320 Kruse Dr
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95131
Within ~1 km
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How does 2320 Kruse Dr compare with other strip mall buildings in San José?
The latest disclosures cover 76 strip mall buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 22.7 kBtu/ft² is about 80% below the average of 113.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 24,867 sq ft, it is about 59% below the average floor area of 59,939 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 4 years earlier than the group's average year built (1984). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 2320 Kruse Dr's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 2320 Kruse Dr, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 27.6 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 22.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 42 tCO₂e to 37 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does a site EUI of 22.7 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. 2320 Kruse Dr's 22.7 kBtu/ft² across 24,867 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (165 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 58.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 145,351 kWh of electricity, 688 therms of natural gas and 774 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 2320 Kruse Dr to report its energy use?
2320 Kruse Dr 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:0547-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 2320 Kruse Dr's energy grade?
2320 Kruse Dr did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 22.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 2320 Kruse Dr use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 22.7 kBtu/ft² (58.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 24,867 sq ft, including 145,351 kWh of electricity and 688 therms of natural gas.
What are 2320 Kruse Dr's carbon emissions?
2320 Kruse Dr reported 37 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 2320 Kruse Dr?
2320 Kruse Dr is in San José, California 95131.
How big is 2320 Kruse Dr and when was it built?
2320 Kruse Dr has 24,867 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 2320 Kruse Dr covered by San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance).
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About this data
Source: Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance (San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “2320 Kruse Dr, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/2320-kruse-dr-ae4193b5 (data as of July 9, 2026).