5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd
Strip Mall in San José, CA · 95138
At a glance
5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd is a 23,964-square-foot strip mall building in San José, California, built in 2007. In its 2024 San José benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 78.4 kBtu/ft² and 108 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 | 78.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 127.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 108 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 180,814 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12,613 therms |
| Water use | 805 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 23,964 sq ft |
| Source record | san_jose:1993-0-00:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 78.4 kBtu/ft² | 108 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 32.9 kBtu/ft² | 50 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 29.8 kBtu/ft² | 46 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 28.5 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 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
- 5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd
- City
- San José
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 95138
Within ~1 km
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How does 5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd 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 78.4 kBtu/ft² is about 31% below the average of 113.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 23,964 sq ft, it is about 60% below the average floor area of 59,939 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 23 years later than 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 5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd, covering report years 2019–2024. Site EUI moved from 28.5 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 78.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 175% increase. Reported emissions went from 46 tCO₂e to 108 tCO₂e over the same span (up 136%).
What does a site EUI of 78.4 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. 5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd's 78.4 kBtu/ft² across 23,964 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (551 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 127.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 180,814 kWh of electricity, 12,613 therms of natural gas and 805 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd to report its energy use?
5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd 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:1993-0-00:2024). 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 5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd's energy grade?
5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 78.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 78.4 kBtu/ft² (127.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 23,964 sq ft, including 180,814 kWh of electricity and 12,613 therms of natural gas.
What are 5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd's carbon emissions?
5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd reported 108 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd?
5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd is in San José, California 95138.
How big is 5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd and when was it built?
5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd has 23,964 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2007 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd 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, “5968 Silver Creek Valley Rd, San José, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-jose/5968-silver-creek-valley-rd-fc8450b4 (data as of July 9, 2026).