Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising
College/University in California, CA · 919 S Grand Avenue, Los Angeles · 90015
At a glance
Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising is a 172,408-square-foot college/university building at 919 S Grand Avenue, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1989. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 35.8 kBtu/ft² and 421 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 35.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 421 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,727,624 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,132 therms |
| Gross floor area | 172,408 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6369540:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 35.8 kBtu/ft² | 421 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 36.4 kBtu/ft² | 380 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 40.8 kBtu/ft² | 418 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 49.0 kBtu/ft² | 587 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 52.9 kBtu/ft² | 630 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
- 919 S Grand Avenue, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90015
- Coordinates
- 34.04408, -118.25960
Within ~1 km
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How does Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising 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 35.8 kBtu/ft² is about 55% 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 2.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 172,408 sq ft, it is about 70% below the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 21 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.
How has Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 California disclosures for Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising, covering report years 2018–2022. Site EUI moved from 52.9 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 35.8 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 32% decrease. Reported emissions went from 630 tCO₂e to 421 tCO₂e over the same span (down 33%).
What does a site EUI of 35.8 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. Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising's 35.8 kBtu/ft² across 172,408 sq ft works out to about 6.2 billion Btu (1,809 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 1,727,624 kWh of electricity and 3,132 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising to report its energy use?
Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising 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:6369540:2022). 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 Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising's energy grade?
Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 35.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 35.8 kBtu/ft² across 172,408 sq ft, including 1,727,624 kWh of electricity and 3,132 therms of natural gas.
What are Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising's carbon emissions?
Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising reported 421 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising?
Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising is at 919 S Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90015. Its coordinates are 34.04408, -118.25960 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising and when was it built?
Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising has 172,408 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1989 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising 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, “Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising, Los Angeles, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/fashion-institute-of-design-and-merchandising-d340cea2 (data as of July 9, 2026).