280 Innovation Dr

How does 280 Innovation Dr compare with other office buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 408 office buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 280 Innovation Dr's ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 67 across the 283 that report a score; it scores higher than 39% of them and lower than 60%. Its site EUI of 67.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft².

At 162,840 sq ft, it is about 70% above the average floor area of 95,555 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1986 construction date is close to 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 280 Innovation Dr's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 280 Innovation Dr, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 61 in 2022 to 71 in 2024 (+10 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 72. Site EUI moved from 72.8 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 67.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 749 tCO₂e to 700 tCO₂e over the same span (down 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. 280 Innovation Dr's 67.6 kBtu/ft² across 162,840 sq ft works out to about 11 billion Btu (3,226 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 164.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,549,133 kWh of electricity, 23,125 therms of natural gas and 2,428 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 280 Innovation Dr to report its energy use?

280 Innovation Dr 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:0110-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.