5440 Thornwood Dr
Strip Mall in San José, CA · 95123
At a glance
5440 Thornwood Dr is a 21,475-square-foot strip mall building in San José, California, built in 1981. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 60.7 kBtu/ft² and 80 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 60.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 132.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 80 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 245,843 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,652 therms |
| Water use | 675 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 21,475 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:1479-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 60.7 kBtu/ft² | 80 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 61.8 kBtu/ft² | 85 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 64.2 kBtu/ft² | 89 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — |
Compliance context
San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)
San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 5440 Thornwood Dr
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95123
Within ~1 km
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How does 5440 Thornwood Dr compare with other strip mall buildings in San José?
The latest disclosures cover 76 strip mall buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 60.7 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 113.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 21,475 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 59,939 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1981 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1984). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 5440 Thornwood Dr's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 5440 Thornwood Dr, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 64.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 60.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 89 tCO₂e to 80 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).
What does a site EUI of 60.7 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. 5440 Thornwood Dr's 60.7 kBtu/ft² across 21,475 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (382 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 132.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 245,843 kWh of electricity, 4,652 therms of natural gas and 675 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 5440 Thornwood Dr to report its energy use?
5440 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:1479-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 5440 Thornwood Dr's energy grade?
5440 Thornwood Dr did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 60.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5440 Thornwood Dr use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 60.7 kBtu/ft² (132.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 21,475 sq ft, including 245,843 kWh of electricity and 4,652 therms of natural gas.
What are 5440 Thornwood Dr's carbon emissions?
5440 Thornwood Dr reported 80 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 5440 Thornwood Dr?
5440 Thornwood Dr is in San José, California 95123.
How big is 5440 Thornwood Dr and when was it built?
5440 Thornwood Dr has 21,475 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1981 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 5440 Thornwood Dr covered by San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance).
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About this data
Source: Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance (San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “5440 Thornwood Dr, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/5440-thornwood-dr-5076b847 (data as of July 9, 2026).