814 Saint Elizabeth Dr

How does 814 Saint Elizabeth Dr compare with other multifamily housing buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 476 multifamily housing buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 814 Saint Elizabeth Dr's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 86 across the 435 that report a score; it scores higher than 14% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 64.4 kBtu/ft² is about 82% above the average of 35.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 49,232 sq ft, it is about 69% below the average floor area of 157,540 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1985 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has 814 Saint Elizabeth Dr's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 814 Saint Elizabeth Dr, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 12 in 2019 to 74 in 2024 (+62 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 75. Site EUI moved from 56.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 64.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 14% increase. Reported emissions went from 198 tCO₂e to 192 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 814 Saint Elizabeth Dr's 64.4 kBtu/ft² across 49,232 sq ft works out to about 3.2 billion Btu (929 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 131.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 522,009 kWh of electricity, 13,911 therms of natural gas and 3,954 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 814 Saint Elizabeth Dr to report its energy use?

814 Saint Elizabeth Dr 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:1125-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.