895 Thornton Way

How does 895 Thornton Way 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 2.9 kBtu/ft² is about 17% below the average of 3.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 67,688 sq ft, it is about 15% below the average floor area of 79,188 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 23 years later 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 895 Thornton Way's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 895 Thornton Way, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 3.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 2.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 11 tCO₂e to 12 tCO₂e over the same span (up 10%).

What does a site EUI of 2.9 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. 895 Thornton Way's 2.9 kBtu/ft² across 67,688 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (58 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 7.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 44,499 kWh of electricity, 439 therms of natural gas and 75 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 895 Thornton Way to report its energy use?

895 Thornton Way 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:1102-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.