2655 Seely Ave Bldg 8

How does 2655 Seely Ave Bldg 8 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 87.9 kBtu/ft² is about 35% above the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 68,001 sq ft, it is about 29% below the average floor area of 95,555 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2005, 19 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 2655 Seely Ave Bldg 8's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 2655 Seely Ave Bldg 8, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 167.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 87.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 47% decrease. Reported emissions went from 774 tCO₂e to 386 tCO₂e over the same span (down 50%).

What does a site EUI of 87.9 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. 2655 Seely Ave Bldg 8's 87.9 kBtu/ft² across 68,001 sq ft works out to about 6 billion Btu (1,752 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 225.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,515,464 kWh of electricity, 8,074 therms of natural gas and 196 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2655 Seely Ave Bldg 8 to report its energy use?

2655 Seely Ave Bldg 8 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:0149-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.