6220 America Center Drive

How does 6220 America Center Drive compare with other office buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 408 office buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 6220 America Center Drive's ENERGY STAR score of 91 compares with an average of 67 across the 283 that report a score; it scores higher than 77% of them and lower than 22%. Its site EUI of 36.3 kBtu/ft² is about 44% below the average of 64.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 220,761 sq ft, it is about 131% above the average floor area of 95,555 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2017, 31 years later than the group's average year built (1986). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 6220 America Center Drive's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 6220 America Center Drive, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2020 to 91 in 2024 (-9 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 100. Site EUI moved from 6.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 36.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 485% increase. Reported emissions went from 416 tCO₂e to 500 tCO₂e over the same span (up 20%).

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. 6220 America Center Drive's 36.3 kBtu/ft² across 220,761 sq ft works out to about 8 billion Btu (2,349 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 82.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,654,307 kWh of electricity, 23,606 therms of natural gas and 1,897 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 6220 America Center Drive to report its energy use?

6220 America Center Drive 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:0033-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.