5095 Almaden Expy

How does 5095 Almaden Expy compare with other wholesale club/supercenter buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 9 wholesale club/supercenter buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 5095 Almaden Expy's ENERGY STAR score of 79 compares with an average of 67 across the 8 that report a score; it scores higher than 38% of them and lower than 50%. Its site EUI of 143.4 kBtu/ft² is about 88% above the average of 76.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 92,504 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 93,154 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2012, 8 years later than the group's average year built (2004). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 482 wholesale club/supercenter buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 79.1 kBtu/ft².

How has 5095 Almaden Expy's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 5095 Almaden Expy, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 67 in 2021 to 79 in 2024 (+12 points). Site EUI moved from 167.2 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 143.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 14% decrease. Reported emissions went from 896 tCO₂e to 737 tCO₂e over the same span (down 18%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 79 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 79 means the building performs better than about 79% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 79 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. 5095 Almaden Expy's 143.4 kBtu/ft² across 92,504 sq ft works out to about 13.3 billion Btu (3,888 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 197.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 725,387 kWh of electricity, 107,903 therms of natural gas and 1,165 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 5095 Almaden Expy to report its energy use?

5095 Almaden Expy 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:1871-0-01:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.