3220 S White Rd

How does 3220 S White Rd 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. 3220 S White Rd's ENERGY STAR score of 65 compares with an average of 77 across the 67 that report a score; it scores higher than 27% of them and lower than 72%. Its site EUI of 62.2 kBtu/ft² is about 29% above the average of 48.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 25,356 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 74,232 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1985, 5 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 3220 S White Rd's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 3220 S White Rd, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 65 in both 2019 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 60.7 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 62.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 93 tCO₂e to 103 tCO₂e over the same span (up 10%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 65 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 65 means the building performs better than about 65% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 65 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 10 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. 3220 S White Rd's 62.2 kBtu/ft² across 25,356 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (462 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 164.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 420,193 kWh of electricity, 1,446 therms of natural gas and 70 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 3220 S White Rd to report its energy use?

3220 S White Rd 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:1927-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.