525 S Winchester Blvd

How does 525 S Winchester Blvd compare with other buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 1,790 benchmarked buildings in San José. Its site EUI of 55.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 59.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 24,000 sq ft, it is about 78% below the average floor area of 108,674 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1890, 97 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987).

How has 525 S Winchester Blvd's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 525 S Winchester Blvd, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 13.9 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 55.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 299% increase. Reported emissions went from 85 tCO₂e to 85 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).

What does a site EUI of 55.4 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. 525 S Winchester Blvd's 55.4 kBtu/ft² across 24,000 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (390 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 140.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 329,169 kWh of electricity, 2,055 therms of natural gas and 2,039 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 525 S Winchester Blvd to report its energy use?

525 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:1237-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.