505 W Julian St
Other - Public Services in San José, CA · 95110
At a glance
505 W Julian St is a 29,750-square-foot other - public services building in San José, California, built in 1988. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 90.2 kBtu/ft² and 150 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 | 90.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 205.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 150 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 553,609 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,948 therms |
| Water use | 213 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 29,750 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:0891-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 90.2 kBtu/ft² | 150 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 82.2 kBtu/ft² | 152 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 109.1 kBtu/ft² | 208 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | 341 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 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
- 505 W Julian St
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95110
Within ~1 km
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How does 505 W Julian St compare with other other - public services buildings in San José?
The latest disclosures cover 5 other - public services buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 90.2 kBtu/ft² is about 43% below the average of 157.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 29,750 sq ft, it is about 43% below the average floor area of 51,983 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1988, 14 years earlier than the group's average year built (2002). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 346 other - public services buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 34 and a site EUI of 83.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 505 W Julian St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 505 W Julian St, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 109.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 90.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 341 tCO₂e to 150 tCO₂e over the same span (down 56%).
What does a site EUI of 90.2 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. 505 W Julian St's 90.2 kBtu/ft² across 29,750 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (786 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 205.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 553,609 kWh of electricity, 7,948 therms of natural gas and 213 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 505 W Julian St to report its energy use?
505 W Julian St 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:0891-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 505 W Julian St's energy grade?
505 W Julian St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 90.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 505 W Julian St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 90.2 kBtu/ft² (205.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 29,750 sq ft, including 553,609 kWh of electricity and 7,948 therms of natural gas.
What are 505 W Julian St's carbon emissions?
505 W Julian St reported 150 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 505 W Julian St?
505 W Julian St is in San José, California 95110.
How big is 505 W Julian St and when was it built?
505 W Julian St has 29,750 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1988 as its year built. It is classed as other - public services.
Is 505 W Julian St 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, “505 W Julian St, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/505-w-julian-st-3df0c279 (data as of July 9, 2026).