2728 Orchard Pkwy

How does 2728 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. 2728 Orchard Pkwy's ENERGY STAR score of 80 compares with an average of 67 across the 283 that report a score; it scores higher than 52% of them and lower than 46%. Its site EUI of 27.5 kBtu/ft² is about 58% below the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 23,530 sq ft, it is about 75% 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 2728 Orchard Pkwy's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 San José disclosures for 2728 Orchard Pkwy, covering report years 2022, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 86 in 2022 to 80 in 2024 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 86. Site EUI moved from 24.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 27.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 15% increase. Reported emissions went from 37 tCO₂e to 36 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 80 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 80 means the building performs better than about 80% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 80 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. 2728 Orchard Pkwy's 27.5 kBtu/ft² across 23,530 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (190 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 66.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 146,510 kWh of electricity, 1,470 therms of natural gas and 56 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2728 Orchard Pkwy to report its energy use?

2728 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:0230-0-02:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.