George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802)
Museum in California, CA · 5801 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles · 90036
At a glance
George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802) is a 61,529-square-foot museum building at 5801 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1976. In its 2023 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 43.2 kBtu/ft² and 193 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 43.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 193 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 701,218 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,299 therms |
| Gross floor area | 61,529 sq ft |
| Source record | california:17978886:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 43.2 kBtu/ft² | 193 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 33.4 kBtu/ft² | 134 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 65.5 kBtu/ft² | 230 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 40.3 kBtu/ft² | 140 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
- 5801 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90036
- Coordinates
- 34.06378, -118.35572
Within ~1 km
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How does George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802) compare with other museum buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 48 museum buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 43.2 kBtu/ft² is about 41% below the average of 73.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 30% below the group average of 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 61,529 sq ft, it is about 55% below the average floor area of 137,839 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1976 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1974).
How has George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 California disclosures for George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802), covering report years 2020–2023. Site EUI moved from 40.3 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 43.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 7% increase. Reported emissions went from 140 tCO₂e to 193 tCO₂e over the same span (up 38%).
What does a site EUI of 43.2 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. George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802)'s 43.2 kBtu/ft² across 61,529 sq ft works out to about 2.7 billion Btu (779 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 701,218 kWh of electricity and 4,299 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802) to report its energy use?
George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802) 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 2023 disclosure (source record california:17978886:2023). 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 George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802)'s energy grade?
George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 43.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 43.2 kBtu/ft² across 61,529 sq ft, including 701,218 kWh of electricity and 4,299 therms of natural gas.
What are George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802)'s carbon emissions?
George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802) reported 193 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802)?
George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802) is at 5801 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90036. Its coordinates are 34.06378, -118.35572 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802) and when was it built?
George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802) has 61,529 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1976 as its year built. It is classed as museum.
Is George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802) covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “George C. Page Museum At The La Brea Tar Pits (Ab 802), Los Angeles, California — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/george-c-page-museum-at-the-la-brea-tar-pits-ab-802-1eebc893 (data as of July 9, 2026).