5901 Optical Ct

How does 5901 Optical Ct compare with other laboratory buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 18 laboratory buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 81.5 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 152.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 67,701 sq ft, it is about 39% below the average floor area of 111,442 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 11 years later than the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 795 laboratory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 29 and a site EUI of 231.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 5901 Optical Ct's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 5901 Optical Ct, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 0.9 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 81.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 8956% increase. Reported emissions went from 62 tCO₂e to 366 tCO₂e over the same span (up 495%).

What does a site EUI of 81.5 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. 5901 Optical Ct's 81.5 kBtu/ft² across 67,701 sq ft works out to about 5.5 billion Btu (1,617 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 228.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,616,912 kWh of electricity and 10 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 5901 Optical Ct to report its energy use?

5901 Optical Ct 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:1986-3-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.