855 N San Pedro St

How does 855 N San Pedro St compare with other mixed use property buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 21 mixed use property buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 37.7 kBtu/ft² is about 56% below the average of 84.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 142,176 sq ft, it is about 11% below the average floor area of 159,549 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1956, 28 years earlier than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,212 mixed use property buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 855 N San Pedro St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 855 N San Pedro St, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 39.6 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 37.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 301 tCO₂e to 286 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).

What does a site EUI of 37.7 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. 855 N San Pedro St's 37.7 kBtu/ft² across 142,176 sq ft works out to about 5.4 billion Btu (1,571 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 40.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 24,094 kWh of electricity, 52,843 therms of natural gas and 17,163 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 855 N San Pedro St to report its energy use?

855 N San Pedro St 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:0881-1-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.