27 N 6Th St

How does 27 N 6Th St 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. 27 N 6Th St's ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 86 across the 435 that report a score; it scores higher than 13% of them and lower than 86%. Its site EUI of 45.2 kBtu/ft² is about 28% above the average of 35.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 129,462 sq ft, it is about 18% below the average floor area of 157,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2016, 29 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 27 N 6Th St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 27 N 6Th St, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 94 in 2018 to 71 in 2024 (-23 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 98. Site EUI moved from 40.6 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 45.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 11% increase. Reported emissions went from 326 tCO₂e to 349 tCO₂e over the same span (up 7%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 71 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 71 means the building performs better than about 71% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 71 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 4 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 27 N 6Th St's 45.2 kBtu/ft² across 129,462 sq ft works out to about 5.9 billion Btu (1,715 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 86.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 856,034 kWh of electricity, 29,298 therms of natural gas and 53,033 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 27 N 6Th St to report its energy use?

27 N 6Th St 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:1601-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.