4001 Evergreen Village Sq
Library in San José, CA · 95135
At a glance
4001 Evergreen Village Sq is a 16,000-square-foot library in San José, California, built in 2016. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 49.7 kBtu/ft² and 50 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 49.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 118.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 50 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 176,547 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,925 therms |
| Water use | 611 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 16,000 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:1929-1-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 49.7 kBtu/ft² | 50 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 55.9 kBtu/ft² | 57 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 71.1 kBtu/ft² | 71 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 62.1 kBtu/ft² | 62 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 50.5 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 48.3 kBtu/ft² | — |
Compliance context
San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)
San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 4001 Evergreen Village Sq
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95135
Within ~1 km
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How does 4001 Evergreen Village Sq compare with other library buildings in San José?
The latest disclosures cover 14 library buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 49.7 kBtu/ft² is about 30% below the average of 71.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 16,000 sq ft, it is about 35% below the average floor area of 24,737 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2016, 9 years later than the group's average year built (2007).
How has 4001 Evergreen Village Sq's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 4001 Evergreen Village Sq, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 48.3 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 49.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 62 tCO₂e to 50 tCO₂e over the same span (down 19%).
What does a site EUI of 49.7 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. 4001 Evergreen Village Sq's 49.7 kBtu/ft² across 16,000 sq ft works out to about 0.8 billion Btu (233 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 118.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 176,547 kWh of electricity, 1,925 therms of natural gas and 611 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 4001 Evergreen Village Sq to report its energy use?
4001 Evergreen Village Sq 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:1929-1-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 4001 Evergreen Village Sq's energy grade?
4001 Evergreen Village Sq did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 49.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 4001 Evergreen Village Sq use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 49.7 kBtu/ft² (118.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 16,000 sq ft, including 176,547 kWh of electricity and 1,925 therms of natural gas.
What are 4001 Evergreen Village Sq's carbon emissions?
4001 Evergreen Village Sq reported 50 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 4001 Evergreen Village Sq?
4001 Evergreen Village Sq is in San José, California 95135.
How big is 4001 Evergreen Village Sq and when was it built?
4001 Evergreen Village Sq has 16,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2016 as its year built. It is classed as library.
Is 4001 Evergreen Village Sq covered by San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance).
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About this data
Source: Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance (San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “4001 Evergreen Village Sq, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/4001-evergreen-village-sq-fa990307 (data as of July 9, 2026).