Biegler Hall Of Engineering (Bhe)
Laboratory in California, CA · 920 Downey Way, Los Angeles · 90089
At a glance
Biegler Hall Of Engineering (Bhe) is a 27,929-square-foot laboratory building at 920 Downey Way, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1936. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 185.3 kBtu/ft² and 303 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 185.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 303 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 10.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 555,644 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,107 therms |
| Gross floor area | 27,929 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6798145:2020 |
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
- 920 Downey Way, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90089
- Coordinates
- 34.02053, -118.28856
Within ~1 km
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How does Biegler Hall Of Engineering (Bhe) compare with other laboratory buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 308 laboratory buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 185.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 181.8 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 10.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 11.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 27,929 sq ft, it is about 77% below the average floor area of 121,485 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1936, 56 years earlier than the group's average year built (1992). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 795 laboratory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 29 and a site EUI of 231.7 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 185.3 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. Biegler Hall Of Engineering (Bhe)'s 185.3 kBtu/ft² across 27,929 sq ft works out to about 5.2 billion Btu (1,517 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 555,644 kWh of electricity and 14,107 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Biegler Hall Of Engineering (Bhe) to report its energy use?
Biegler Hall Of Engineering (Bhe) 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 2020 disclosure (source record california:6798145:2020). 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 Biegler Hall Of Engineering (Bhe)'s energy grade?
Biegler Hall Of Engineering (Bhe) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2020 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 185.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Biegler Hall Of Engineering (Bhe) use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 185.3 kBtu/ft² across 27,929 sq ft, including 555,644 kWh of electricity and 14,107 therms of natural gas.
What are Biegler Hall Of Engineering (Bhe)'s carbon emissions?
Biegler Hall Of Engineering (Bhe) reported 303 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (10.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is Biegler Hall Of Engineering (Bhe)?
Biegler Hall Of Engineering (Bhe) is at 920 Downey Way, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90089. Its coordinates are 34.02053, -118.28856 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Biegler Hall Of Engineering (Bhe) and when was it built?
Biegler Hall Of Engineering (Bhe) has 27,929 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1936 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is Biegler Hall Of Engineering (Bhe) covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2020 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, “Biegler Hall Of Engineering (Bhe), Los Angeles, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/biegler-hall-of-engineering-bhe-d3248743 (data as of July 9, 2026).