4590 Stevens Creek Blvd

How does 4590 Stevens Creek Blvd compare with other vehicle dealership buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 20 vehicle dealership buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 4590 Stevens Creek Blvd's ENERGY STAR score of 76 compares with an average of 54 across the 17 that report a score; it scores higher than 88% of them and lower than 6%. Its site EUI of 37.0 kBtu/ft² is about 34% below the average of 56.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 62,658 sq ft, it is about 35% above the average floor area of 46,501 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2012, 9 years later than the group's average year built (2003). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 318 vehicle dealership buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 57 and a site EUI of 62.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 4590 Stevens Creek Blvd's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 4590 Stevens Creek Blvd, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 75 in 2023 to 76 in 2024 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 50.2 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 37.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 26% decrease. Reported emissions went from 174 tCO₂e to 146 tCO₂e over the same span (down 16%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 76 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 76 means the building performs better than about 76% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 76 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 4590 Stevens Creek Blvd's 37.0 kBtu/ft² across 62,658 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (679 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 86.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 500,583 kWh of electricity, 6,086 therms of natural gas and 933 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 4590 Stevens Creek Blvd to report its energy use?

4590 Stevens Creek Blvd 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:1168-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.