Media Studios North - Phase 3 (2233 N. Ontario Avenue)

How does Media Studios North - Phase 3 (2233 N. Ontario Avenue) compare with other office buildings in California?

The latest disclosures cover 6,214 office buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Media Studios North - Phase 3 (2233 N. Ontario Avenue)'s ENERGY STAR score of 76 compares with an average of 75 across the 4,912 that report a score; it scores higher than 36% of them and lower than 62%. Its site EUI of 101.5 kBtu/ft² is about 80% above the average of 56.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 57% above the group average of 3.6 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 97,898 sq ft, it is about 36% below the average floor area of 151,937 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 16 years later than the group's average year built (1985). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².

How has Media Studios North - Phase 3 (2233 N. Ontario Avenue)'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Media Studios North - Phase 3 (2233 N. Ontario Avenue), covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 79 in 2019 to 76 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 95. Site EUI moved from 97.8 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 101.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 4% increase. Reported emissions went from 666 tCO₂e to 555 tCO₂e over the same span (down 17%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 76 mean?

ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 76 means the building performs better than about 76% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 76 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In California, 65% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.

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. Media Studios North - Phase 3 (2233 N. Ontario Avenue)'s 101.5 kBtu/ft² across 97,898 sq ft works out to about 9.9 billion Btu (2,912 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,189,563 kWh of electricity and 13,079 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Media Studios North - Phase 3 (2233 N. Ontario Avenue) to report its energy use?

Media Studios North - Phase 3 (2233 N. Ontario Avenue) 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 2024 disclosure (source record california:2361922:2024). 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.