2904 Orchard Pkwy

How does 2904 Orchard Pkwy compare with other laboratory buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 18 laboratory buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 133.3 kBtu/ft² is about 13% below the average of 152.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 78,979 sq ft, it is about 29% below the average floor area of 111,442 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1995, 5 years later than the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 795 laboratory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 29 and a site EUI of 231.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 2904 Orchard Pkwy's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 2904 Orchard Pkwy, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 4 in 2018 to 3 in 2019 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 4. Site EUI moved from 142.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 133.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 728 tCO₂e to 672 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).

What does a site EUI of 133.3 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. 2904 Orchard Pkwy's 133.3 kBtu/ft² across 78,979 sq ft works out to about 10.5 billion Btu (3,085 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 329.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,505,101 kWh of electricity, 19,796 therms of natural gas and 1,202 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 2904 Orchard Pkwy to report its energy use?

2904 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:0249-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.