725 Capitol Expy Auto Mall

How does 725 Capitol Expy Auto Mall compare with other self-storage facility buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 26 self-storage facility buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 3.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 3.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 63,603 sq ft, it is about 20% below the average floor area of 79,188 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1900, 86 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,050 self-storage facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 75 and a site EUI of 9.4 kBtu/ft².

How has 725 Capitol Expy Auto Mall's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 725 Capitol Expy Auto Mall, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 9.2 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 3.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 65% decrease. Reported emissions went from 15 tCO₂e to 14 tCO₂e over the same span (down 10%).

What does a site EUI of 3.2 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. 725 Capitol Expy Auto Mall's 3.2 kBtu/ft² across 63,603 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (60 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 6.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 59,767 kWh of electricity and 6 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 725 Capitol Expy Auto Mall to report its energy use?

725 Capitol Expy Auto Mall 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:1502-1-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.