6199 San Ignacio Ave

How does 6199 San Ignacio Ave compare with other hotel buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 44 hotel buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 6199 San Ignacio Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 91 compares with an average of 82 across the 38 that report a score; it scores higher than 53% of them and lower than 45%. Its site EUI of 33.5 kBtu/ft² is about 42% below the average of 57.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 65,219 sq ft, it is about 37% below the average floor area of 102,970 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 12 years later than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 6199 San Ignacio Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 6199 San Ignacio Ave, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 92 in 2018 to 91 in 2024 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 98. Site EUI moved from 31.7 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 33.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 117 tCO₂e to 134 tCO₂e over the same span (up 14%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 91 mean?

ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 91 means the building performs better than about 91% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 91 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In San José, 69% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.

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. 6199 San Ignacio Ave's 33.5 kBtu/ft² across 65,219 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (640 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 71.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 397,615 kWh of electricity, 8,303 therms of natural gas and 1,273 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 6199 San Ignacio Ave to report its energy use?

6199 San Ignacio Ave 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:2138-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.