2698 Orchard Pkwy

How does 2698 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 3.7 kBtu/ft² is about 94% below the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 30,000 sq ft, it is about 69% below the average floor area of 95,555 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 6 years earlier 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 2698 Orchard Pkwy's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 2698 Orchard Pkwy, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2019 to 60 in 2022 (-18 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 78. Site EUI moved from 40.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 3.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 91% decrease. Reported emissions went from 86 tCO₂e to 6 tCO₂e over the same span (down 93%).

What does a site EUI of 3.7 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. 2698 Orchard Pkwy's 3.7 kBtu/ft² across 30,000 sq ft works out to about 0.1 billion Btu (33 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 10.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 31,767 kWh of electricity, 21 therms of natural gas and 1 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2698 Orchard Pkwy to report its energy use?

2698 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:0229-0-01:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.