919 Capitol Expressway Auto Mall

How does 919 Capitol Expressway Auto Mall compare with other vehicle dealership buildings in San José?

The latest disclosures cover 20 vehicle dealership buildings in San José, out of 1,790 buildings citywide. 919 Capitol Expressway Auto Mall's ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 54 across the 17 that report a score; it scores higher than 65% of them and lower than 29%. Its site EUI of 45.6 kBtu/ft² is about 19% below the average of 56.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 49,050 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 46,501 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2012, 9 years later than the group's average year built (2003). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 318 vehicle dealership buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 57 and a site EUI of 62.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 919 Capitol Expressway Auto Mall's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 San José disclosures for 919 Capitol Expressway Auto Mall, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 72 in 2023 to 71 in 2024 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 72. Site EUI moved from 37.2 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 45.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 23% increase. Reported emissions went from 137 tCO₂e to 126 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 71 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 71 means the building performs better than about 71% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 71 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 4 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. 919 Capitol Expressway Auto Mall's 45.6 kBtu/ft² across 49,050 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (656 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 112.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 526,639 kWh of electricity, 4,395 therms of natural gas and 1,106 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 919 Capitol Expressway Auto Mall to report its energy use?

919 Capitol Expressway 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:1496-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.