535 Coleman Ave

How does 535 Coleman Ave compare with other retail store buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 81 retail store buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 535 Coleman Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 63 compares with an average of 77 across the 67 that report a score; it scores higher than 24% of them and lower than 75%. Its site EUI of 37.7 kBtu/ft² is about 22% below the average of 48.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 33,000 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 74,232 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2005, 15 years later than the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 535 Coleman Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 535 Coleman Ave, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 76 in 2021 to 63 in 2024 (-13 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 76. Site EUI moved from 35.9 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 37.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 80 tCO₂e to 82 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 63 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 63 means the building performs better than about 63% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 63 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 12 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. 535 Coleman Ave's 37.7 kBtu/ft² across 33,000 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (365 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 101.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 344,283 kWh of electricity, 687 therms of natural gas and 200 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 535 Coleman Ave to report its energy use?

535 Coleman 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:0953-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.