4880 Stevens Creek Blvd

How does 4880 Stevens Creek Blvd compare with other office buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 408 office buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 4880 Stevens Creek Blvd's ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 67 across the 283 that report a score; it scores higher than 91% of them and lower than 6%. Its site EUI of 25.3 kBtu/ft² is about 61% below the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 21,072 sq ft, it is about 78% below the average floor area of 95,555 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1985 construction date is close to 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 4880 Stevens Creek Blvd's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 4880 Stevens Creek Blvd, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 94 in 2020 to 99 in 2024 (+5 points). Site EUI moved from 32.3 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 25.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 22% decrease. Reported emissions went from 46 tCO₂e to 31 tCO₂e over the same span (down 32%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 99 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 99 means the building performs better than about 99% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 99 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. 4880 Stevens Creek Blvd's 25.3 kBtu/ft² across 21,072 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (156 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 44.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 64,866 kWh of electricity, 3,117 therms of natural gas and 584 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 4880 Stevens Creek Blvd to report its energy use?

4880 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:1159-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.