350 N Capitol Ave

How does 350 N Capitol Ave 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. 350 N Capitol Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 83 compares with an average of 77 across the 67 that report a score; it scores higher than 39% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 42.7 kBtu/ft² is about 12% below the average of 48.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 20,512 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 74,232 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1987, 3 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 350 N Capitol Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 350 N Capitol Ave, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2023 to 83 in 2024 (+5 points). Site EUI moved from 0.3 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 42.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 14133% increase. Reported emissions went from 63 tCO₂e to 56 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 83 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 83 means the building performs better than about 83% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 83 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 350 N Capitol Ave's 42.7 kBtu/ft² across 20,512 sq ft works out to about 0.9 billion Btu (257 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 105.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 207,311 kWh of electricity, 1,690 therms of natural gas and 108 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 350 N Capitol Ave to report its energy use?

350 N Capitol 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:1907-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.