5420 Thornwood Dr

How does 5420 Thornwood Dr compare with other buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 1,790 benchmarked buildings in San José. Its site EUI of 59.2 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 49,049 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 108,674 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 7 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987).

How has 5420 Thornwood Dr's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 5420 Thornwood Dr, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 57.7 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 59.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 189 tCO₂e to 183 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).

What does a site EUI of 59.2 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. 5420 Thornwood Dr's 59.2 kBtu/ft² across 49,049 sq ft works out to about 2.9 billion Btu (851 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 140.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 641,144 kWh of electricity, 7,175 therms of natural gas and 738 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 5420 Thornwood Dr to report its energy use?

5420 Thornwood Dr 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:1476-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.