500 S Winchester Blvd

How does 500 S Winchester Blvd compare with other senior living community buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 17 senior living community buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 500 S Winchester Blvd's ENERGY STAR score of 65 compares with an average of 89 across the 12 that report a score; it scores higher than 0% of them and lower than 92%. Its site EUI of 62.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 63.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 97,000 sq ft, it is about 35% above the average floor area of 71,779 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2002, 9 years later than the group's average year built (1993). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².

How has 500 S Winchester Blvd's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 500 S Winchester Blvd, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 61 in 2018 to 65 in 2024 (+4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 68. Site EUI moved from 64.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 62.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 360 tCO₂e to 366 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 65 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 65 means the building performs better than about 65% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 65 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 10 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. 500 S Winchester Blvd's 62.1 kBtu/ft² across 97,000 sq ft works out to about 6 billion Btu (1,765 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 127.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,005,932 kWh of electricity, 25,955 therms of natural gas and 4,718 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 500 S Winchester Blvd to report its energy use?

500 S Winchester 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:1076-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.