5801 Rue Ferrari
Wholesale Club/Supercenter in San José, CA · 95138
At a glance
5801 Rue Ferrari is a 78,634-square-foot wholesale club/supercenter in San José, California, built in 1999. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 31.9 kBtu/ft² and 161 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 | 31.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 80.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 161 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 617,572 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,981 therms |
| Water use | 1,824 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 78,634 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:1978-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 31.9 kBtu/ft² | 161 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | — | 36.8 kBtu/ft² | 186 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 33.5 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 32.0 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | 39 | 33.0 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 5801 Rue Ferrari
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95138
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
This source publishes no coordinates, so nearby buildings can't be resolved yet.
See also: most efficient in San José · biggest emitters
How does 5801 Rue Ferrari 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. Its site EUI of 31.9 kBtu/ft² is about 58% below the average of 76.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 78,634 sq ft, it is about 16% below the average floor area of 93,154 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 5 years earlier 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 5801 Rue Ferrari's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 5801 Rue Ferrari, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 33.0 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 31.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 186 tCO₂e to 161 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does a site EUI of 31.9 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. 5801 Rue Ferrari's 31.9 kBtu/ft² across 78,634 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (735 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 80.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 617,572 kWh of electricity, 3,981 therms of natural gas and 1,824 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 5801 Rue Ferrari to report its energy use?
5801 Rue Ferrari 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:1978-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.
More wholesale club/supercenter buildings in San José
- 1979 Monterey Rd· 77,160 sq ft · score 83 (B)
- 1450 Monterey Rd· 49,985 sq ft · score 1 (D)
- 4055 Evergreen Village Sq· 40,950 sq ft · score 27 (D)
- 2514 Channing Ave· 19,368 sq ft · score 99 (A)
- All San José benchmarked buildings· San José Municipal Code Ch. 17.85 (Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance)
- Most efficient large buildings in San José
- Least efficient large buildings in San José
- Biggest emitters in San José
Frequently asked questions
What is 5801 Rue Ferrari's energy grade?
5801 Rue Ferrari did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 31.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5801 Rue Ferrari use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 31.9 kBtu/ft² (80.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 78,634 sq ft, including 617,572 kWh of electricity and 3,981 therms of natural gas.
What are 5801 Rue Ferrari's carbon emissions?
5801 Rue Ferrari reported 161 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 5801 Rue Ferrari?
5801 Rue Ferrari is in San José, California 95138.
How big is 5801 Rue Ferrari and when was it built?
5801 Rue Ferrari has 78,634 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1999 as its year built. It is classed as wholesale club/supercenter.
Is 5801 Rue Ferrari 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).
Working with San José building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “5801 Rue Ferrari, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/5801-rue-ferrari-3a8408b6 (data as of July 9, 2026).