2880 Junction Ave

How does 2880 Junction Ave 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 42.3 kBtu/ft² is about 35% below the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 81,046 sq ft, it is about 15% below the average floor area of 95,555 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1984 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 2880 Junction Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 2880 Junction Ave, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 77 in 2018 to 18 in 2022 (-59 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 77. Site EUI moved from 31.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 42.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 36% increase. Reported emissions went from 995 tCO₂e to 187 tCO₂e over the same span (down 81%).

What does a site EUI of 42.3 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. 2880 Junction Ave's 42.3 kBtu/ft² across 81,046 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (1,005 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 71.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 365,316 kWh of electricity, 21,813 therms of natural gas and 2,384 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2880 Junction Ave to report its energy use?

2880 Junction Ave 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:0270-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.