2600 Corde Terra Cir

How does 2600 Corde Terra Cir compare with other multifamily housing buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 476 multifamily housing buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 2600 Corde Terra Cir's ENERGY STAR score of 77 compares with an average of 86 across the 435 that report a score; it scores higher than 19% of them and lower than 80%. Its site EUI of 41.1 kBtu/ft² is about 16% above the average of 35.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 287,039 sq ft, it is about 82% above the average floor area of 157,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2005, 18 years later than the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has 2600 Corde Terra Cir's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 2600 Corde Terra Cir, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 59 in 2018 to 77 in 2024 (+18 points). Site EUI moved from 41.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 41.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 677 tCO₂e to 693 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 77 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 77 means the building performs better than about 77% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 77 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 2600 Corde Terra Cir's 41.1 kBtu/ft² across 287,039 sq ft works out to about 11.8 billion Btu (3,457 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 74.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,488,966 kWh of electricity, 67,088 therms of natural gas and 28,866 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2600 Corde Terra Cir to report its energy use?

2600 Corde Terra Cir 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:1849-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.