2580 Orchard Pkwy

How does 2580 Orchard Pkwy compare with other office buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 408 office buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 58.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 61,012 sq ft, it is about 36% below 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 2580 Orchard Pkwy's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 2580 Orchard Pkwy, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 18.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 58.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 216% increase. Reported emissions went from 161 tCO₂e to 212 tCO₂e over the same span (up 32%).

What does a site EUI of 58.5 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. 2580 Orchard Pkwy's 58.5 kBtu/ft² across 61,012 sq ft works out to about 3.6 billion Btu (1,046 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 110.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 502,519 kWh of electricity, 18,563 therms of natural gas and 5,153 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2580 Orchard Pkwy to report its energy use?

2580 Orchard Pkwy 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:0209-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.