1 Chester Way - Ladbs
College/University in California, CA · 1 Chester Way, Los Angeles · 90007
At a glance
1 Chester Way - Ladbs is a 121,182-square-foot college/university building at 1 Chester Way, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1897. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 1.3 kBtu/ft² and 10 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 1.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 10 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 44,678 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 121,182 sq ft |
| Source record | california:25503008:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 1.3 kBtu/ft² | 10 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 1.0 kBtu/ft² | 9 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 1.2 kBtu/ft² | 10 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 2.4 kBtu/ft² | 18 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)
AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1 Chester Way, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90007
- Coordinates
- 34.03108, -118.27733
Within ~1 km
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How does 1 Chester Way - Ladbs compare with other college/university buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 497 college/university buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 1.3 kBtu/ft² is about 98% below the average of 79.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 98% below the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 121,182 sq ft, it is about 79% below the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1897, 71 years earlier than the group's average year built (1969). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 1 Chester Way - Ladbs's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for 1 Chester Way - Ladbs, covering report years 2019–2022. Site EUI moved from 2.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 1.3 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 46% decrease. Reported emissions went from 18 tCO₂e to 10 tCO₂e over the same span (down 42%).
What does a site EUI of 1.3 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. 1 Chester Way - Ladbs's 1.3 kBtu/ft² across 121,182 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (46 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 44,678 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 1 Chester Way - Ladbs to report its energy use?
1 Chester Way - Ladbs reports under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10), the legal basis of California's Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide), which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2022 disclosure (source record california:25503008:2022). AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1 Chester Way - Ladbs's energy grade?
1 Chester Way - Ladbs did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 1.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1 Chester Way - Ladbs use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 1.3 kBtu/ft² across 121,182 sq ft, including 44,678 kWh of electricity.
What are 1 Chester Way - Ladbs's carbon emissions?
1 Chester Way - Ladbs reported 10 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 1 Chester Way - Ladbs?
1 Chester Way - Ladbs is at 1 Chester Way, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90007. Its coordinates are 34.03108, -118.27733 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is 1 Chester Way - Ladbs and when was it built?
1 Chester Way - Ladbs has 121,182 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1897 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is 1 Chester Way - Ladbs covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) (AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1 Chester Way - Ladbs, Los Angeles, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/1-chester-way-ladbs-bad7eac6 (data as of July 9, 2026).