4010 Moorpark Ave

How does 4010 Moorpark Ave compare with other office buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 408 office buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 112.3 kBtu/ft² is about 73% above the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 41,048 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 95,555 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1975, 11 years earlier than the group's average year built (1986). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 4010 Moorpark Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 4010 Moorpark Ave, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 120.1 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 112.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 317 tCO₂e to 293 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).

What does a site EUI of 112.3 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. 4010 Moorpark Ave's 112.3 kBtu/ft² across 41,048 sq ft works out to about 4.6 billion Btu (1,351 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 272.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,065,334 kWh of electricity, 9,733 therms of natural gas and 2,208 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 4010 Moorpark Ave to report its energy use?

4010 Moorpark 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:1214-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.