6620 Via Del Oro

How does 6620 Via Del Oro compare with other medical office buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 22 medical office buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 6620 Via Del Oro's ENERGY STAR score of 86 compares with an average of 76 across the 19 that report a score; it scores higher than 37% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 52.1 kBtu/ft² is about 18% below the average of 63.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 37,933 sq ft, it is about 14% below the average floor area of 43,903 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 25 years later than the group's average year built (1984). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,266 medical office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 92.2 kBtu/ft².

How has 6620 Via Del Oro's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 6620 Via Del Oro, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 64 in 2020 to 86 in 2024 (+22 points). Site EUI moved from 50.7 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 52.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 124 tCO₂e to 126 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 86 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 86 means the building performs better than about 86% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 86 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. 6620 Via Del Oro's 52.1 kBtu/ft² across 37,933 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (579 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 127.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 460,427 kWh of electricity, 4,062 therms of natural gas and 519 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 6620 Via Del Oro to report its energy use?

6620 Via Del Oro 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:2096-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.