Charles Lee Powell Hall (Phe)
College/University in California, CA · 3737 Watt Way, Los Angeles · 90089
At a glance
Charles Lee Powell Hall (Phe) is a 37,810-square-foot college/university building at 3737 Watt Way, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1973. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 238.2 kBtu/ft² and 534 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 238.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 534 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 14.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,111,011 kWh |
| Natural gas | 18,377 therms |
| Gross floor area | 37,810 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6800026:2020 |
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
- 3737 Watt Way, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90089
- Coordinates
- 34.01918, -118.28887
Within ~1 km
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How does Charles Lee Powell Hall (Phe) 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 238.2 kBtu/ft² is about 199% above the average of 79.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 14.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 194% above the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 37,810 sq ft, it is about 93% below the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1973, 5 years later 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.
What does a site EUI of 238.2 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. Charles Lee Powell Hall (Phe)'s 238.2 kBtu/ft² across 37,810 sq ft works out to about 9 billion Btu (2,639 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 1,111,011 kWh of electricity and 18,377 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Charles Lee Powell Hall (Phe) to report its energy use?
Charles Lee Powell Hall (Phe) 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:6800026:2020). 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 Charles Lee Powell Hall (Phe)'s energy grade?
Charles Lee Powell Hall (Phe) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2020 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 238.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Charles Lee Powell Hall (Phe) use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 238.2 kBtu/ft² across 37,810 sq ft, including 1,111,011 kWh of electricity and 18,377 therms of natural gas.
What are Charles Lee Powell Hall (Phe)'s carbon emissions?
Charles Lee Powell Hall (Phe) reported 534 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (14.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is Charles Lee Powell Hall (Phe)?
Charles Lee Powell Hall (Phe) is at 3737 Watt Way, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90089. Its coordinates are 34.01918, -118.28887 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Charles Lee Powell Hall (Phe) and when was it built?
Charles Lee Powell Hall (Phe) has 37,810 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1973 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is Charles Lee Powell Hall (Phe) 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, “Charles Lee Powell Hall (Phe), Los Angeles, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/charles-lee-powell-hall-phe-b56d5467 (data as of July 9, 2026).