441 W Trimble Rd

How does 441 W Trimble Rd compare with other office buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 408 office buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 441 W Trimble Rd's ENERGY STAR score of 10 compares with an average of 67 across the 283 that report a score; it scores higher than 7% of them and lower than 91%. Its site EUI of 64.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 22,062 sq ft, it is about 77% below the average floor area of 95,555 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1982, 4 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 441 W Trimble Rd's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 441 W Trimble Rd, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 21 in 2021 to 10 in 2024 (-11 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 21. Site EUI moved from 50.8 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 64.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 27% increase. Reported emissions went from 79 tCO₂e to 81 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 10 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 10 means the building performs better than about 10% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 10 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 65 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. 441 W Trimble Rd's 64.6 kBtu/ft² across 22,062 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (418 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 173.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 391,883 kWh of electricity, 883 therms of natural gas and 39 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 441 W Trimble Rd to report its energy use?

441 W Trimble 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:0223-0-03:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.