444 W Alma Ave
Social/Meeting Hall in San José, CA · 95110
At a glance
444 W Alma Ave is a 50,000-square-foot social/meeting hall in San José, California, built in 1951. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 27.3 kBtu/ft² and 54 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 | 27.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 28.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 54 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 102,076 kWh |
| Natural gas | 10,181 therms |
| Water use | 1 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 50,000 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:1365-1-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 27.3 kBtu/ft² | 54 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | 49.2 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 444 W Alma Ave
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95110
Within ~1 km
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How does 444 W Alma Ave compare with other buildings in San José?
The latest disclosures cover 1,790 benchmarked buildings in San José. Its site EUI of 27.3 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 59.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 50,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 108,674 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1951, 36 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987).
How has 444 W Alma Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 444 W Alma Ave, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 49.2 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 27.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 45% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 27.3 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. 444 W Alma Ave's 27.3 kBtu/ft² across 50,000 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (400 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 28.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 102,076 kWh of electricity, 10,181 therms of natural gas and 1 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 444 W Alma Ave to report its energy use?
444 W Alma 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:1365-1-00:2024). 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 444 W Alma Ave's energy grade?
444 W Alma Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 27.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 444 W Alma Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 27.3 kBtu/ft² (28.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 50,000 sq ft, including 102,076 kWh of electricity and 10,181 therms of natural gas.
What are 444 W Alma Ave's carbon emissions?
444 W Alma Ave reported 54 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 444 W Alma Ave?
444 W Alma Ave is in San José, California 95110.
How big is 444 W Alma Ave and when was it built?
444 W Alma Ave has 50,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1951 as its year built. It is classed as social/meeting hall.
Is 444 W Alma Ave 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, “444 W Alma Ave, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/444-w-alma-ave-57a5993b (data as of July 9, 2026).