303 Almaden
303 Almaden Boulevard
San Jose, CA 95110
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303 Almaden Boulevard is owned by 303 Almaden Fee Owner, LLC and managed by CBC Real Estate Advisors. Located on Almaden Boulevard in San Jose, the building, completed in 1994, includes a 12-story office tower with approximately 166,361 square feet of Class-A office space and a four-story, tuck-under parking structure immediately below the office building. The vertical transportation throughout the facility is provided by three passenger elevators and one convertible passenger/freight elevator. The building is located along the VTA rail corridor with a station located within one block of the building for commuter access to the building/campus.
Onsite
parking is provided for 400 spaces in the tuck-under structured
parking for the building. There is also a public grade-level parking
lot adjacent to the property for additional parking capacity.
Energy
management at 303 Almaden Boulevard begins with proper preventive
maintenance and repair of the installed systems. In the original
design, the use of a full outside air economizer system formed the
basis for an efficient HVAC operation, given the moderate climate in
the region. From this point, good operating strategies -- i.e.,
building out office space using T-8 and T-5 lamps and electronic
ballasts along with variable speed drive technologies, cooling
towers, and main supply fan systems -- have provided ongoing energy
efficiency opportunities. The addition and enhancement of the
original building automation system has further allowed a more
integrated approach and connection to the field systems and
components, giving the building management team the flexibility to
make the overall system operate more efficiently.
The
remodeling of a large block of tenant floors with current building
and energy codes in 2005-2007 will continue to enhance the
building's energy performance in the future. This effort also
replaced lighting with T-8 and T-5 lamp and ballast technology, as
well as occupancy sensor control of the lighting system and energy
efficient task lighting at the workstation level. In 2007, the
domestic water booster station was replaced using variable frequency
drive (VFD) technology and integral microprocessor controls.
In 2009 and 2010, we researched and implemented solar window film on the three solar faces of the building's exterior glazing in order to reduce the heat gain and demand load to the building tenants and HVAC system. This work was completed in December 2010, and we are currently tracking results. We also looked at our HID lighting in the parking garage and replaced it with T-8 florescent lamps and ballasts to improve the energy performance of that lighting system. In addition, we added photocell controls to light fixtures around the perimeter of the garage affected by daylighting. The lighting conversion in the parking garage provided a substantial reduction in load from 215 installed watts per fixture location to 55 installed watts per fixture location with good ambient lighting results.
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Please note: Narrative information in this profile has been provided by 303 Almaden Fee Owner LLC or a representative of this facility. Other building information was verified and submitted to EPA at the time of application. Building energy performance, operating characteristics, and ownership/management may be subject to change over time.
Building Owner:*
303 Almaden Fee Owner LLC
Property Manager:*
Coldwell Banker Commercial Advisers
Year(s) Labeled (Rating):
2008 (85)
2009 (86)
2010 (86)
2011 (92)
2012 (93)
2013 (95)
2014 (89)
2016 (93)
Facility Type: Office
Total Floorspace: 166361 sf
Year Constructed: 1994
Contract Type: None
Technologies Used:
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