315 E San Fernando St

How does 315 E San Fernando St compare with other multifamily housing buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 476 multifamily housing buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 315 E San Fernando St's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 86 across the 435 that report a score; it scores higher than 75% of them. Its site EUI of 27.6 kBtu/ft² is about 22% below the average of 35.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 27,552 sq ft, it is about 83% below the average floor area of 157,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1962, 25 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has 315 E San Fernando St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 315 E San Fernando St, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 100 in both 2020 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 25.3 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 27.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 9% increase. Reported emissions went from 37 tCO₂e to 45 tCO₂e over the same span (up 22%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 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. 315 E San Fernando St's 27.6 kBtu/ft² across 27,552 sq ft works out to about 0.8 billion Btu (223 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 50.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 98,097 kWh of electricity, 4,268 therms of natural gas and 2,399 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 315 E San Fernando St to report its energy use?

315 E San Fernando St 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:1582-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.