5055 Dent Ave

How does 5055 Dent Ave compare with other multifamily housing buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 476 multifamily housing buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 5055 Dent Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 77 compares with an average of 86 across the 435 that report a score; it scores higher than 19% of them and lower than 80%. Its site EUI of 41.0 kBtu/ft² is about 16% above the average of 35.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 89,789 sq ft, it is about 43% below the average floor area of 157,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1974, 13 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has 5055 Dent Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 5055 Dent Ave, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2019 to 77 in 2024 (-23 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 100. Site EUI moved from 7.3 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 41.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 462% increase. Reported emissions went from 164 tCO₂e to 215 tCO₂e over the same span (up 31%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 77 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 77 means the building performs better than about 77% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 77 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. 5055 Dent Ave's 41.0 kBtu/ft² across 89,789 sq ft works out to about 3.7 billion Btu (1,079 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 71.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 426,654 kWh of electricity, 22,296 therms of natural gas and 8,012 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 5055 Dent Ave to report its energy use?

5055 Dent 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:1878-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.