440 Saratoga Ave

How does 440 Saratoga Ave compare with other hotel buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 44 hotel buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 440 Saratoga Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 92 compares with an average of 82 across the 38 that report a score; it scores higher than 55% of them and lower than 39%. Its site EUI of 50.3 kBtu/ft² is about 13% below the average of 57.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 56,255 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 102,970 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 12 years later than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 440 Saratoga Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 440 Saratoga Ave, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 90 in 2019 to 92 in 2024 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 96. Site EUI moved from 51.6 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 50.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 174 tCO₂e to 170 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 92 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 92 means the building performs better than about 92% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 92 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. 440 Saratoga Ave's 50.3 kBtu/ft² across 56,255 sq ft works out to about 2.8 billion Btu (829 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 99.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 441,470 kWh of electricity, 13,259 therms of natural gas and 4,079 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 440 Saratoga Ave to report its energy use?

440 Saratoga 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:1218-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.