3060 Almaden Expy

How does 3060 Almaden Expy compare with other retail store buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 81 retail store buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 3060 Almaden Expy's ENERGY STAR score of 91 compares with an average of 77 across the 67 that report a score; it scores higher than 49% of them and lower than 49%. Its site EUI of 49.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 48.4 kBtu/ft².

At 20,500 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 74,232 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 28 years earlier than the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 3060 Almaden Expy's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 3060 Almaden Expy, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 87 in 2021 to 91 in 2024 (+4 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 91. Site EUI moved from 50.7 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 49.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 67 tCO₂e to 65 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 91 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 91 means the building performs better than about 91% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 91 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. 3060 Almaden Expy's 49.5 kBtu/ft² across 20,500 sq ft works out to about 1 billion Btu (297 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 120.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 235,616 kWh of electricity, 2,115 therms of natural gas and 260 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 3060 Almaden Expy to report its energy use?

3060 Almaden Expy 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:1385-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.