980 Capitol Expressway Auto Mall

How does 980 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. 980 Capitol Expressway Auto Mall's ENERGY STAR score of 84 compares with an average of 54 across the 17 that report a score; it scores higher than 94% of them. Its site EUI of 44.8 kBtu/ft² is about 20% below the average of 56.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 27,526 sq ft, it is about 41% below the average floor area of 46,501 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2010, 7 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 980 Capitol Expressway Auto Mall's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 San José disclosures for 980 Capitol Expressway Auto Mall, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 77 in 2023 to 84 in 2024 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 53.9 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 44.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 94 tCO₂e to 69 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 84 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 84 means the building performs better than about 84% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 84 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 980 Capitol Expressway Auto Mall's 44.8 kBtu/ft² across 27,526 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (361 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 103.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 258,775 kWh of electricity, 3,498 therms of natural gas and 1,328 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 980 Capitol Expressway Auto Mall to report its energy use?

980 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:1505-0-00:2024). San José's BPO requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark annually and complete beyond-benchmarking performance improvements on a rolling schedule.