Physical Education Building (Ped)
College/University in California, CA · 3560 Watt Way, Los Angeles · 90089
At a glance
Physical Education Building (Ped) is a 146,666-square-foot college/university building at 3560 Watt Way, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1930. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 193.5 kBtu/ft² and 1,708 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 193.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,708 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,946,114 kWh |
| Natural gas | 111,004 therms |
| Gross floor area | 146,666 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6794073:2020 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020latest | — | 193.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,708 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 97.9 kBtu/ft² | 765 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 88.8 kBtu/ft² | 677 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
- 3560 Watt Way, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90089
- Coordinates
- 34.02139, -118.28667
Within ~1 km
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How does Physical Education Building (Ped) 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 193.5 kBtu/ft² is about 143% 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 11.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 142% above the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 146,666 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 38 years earlier 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 Physical Education Building (Ped)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for Physical Education Building (Ped), covering report years 2018–2020. Site EUI moved from 88.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 193.5 kBtu/ft² (2020), an 118% increase. Reported emissions went from 677 tCO₂e to 1,708 tCO₂e over the same span (up 152%).
What does a site EUI of 193.5 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. Physical Education Building (Ped)'s 193.5 kBtu/ft² across 146,666 sq ft works out to about 28.4 billion Btu (8,317 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 4,946,114 kWh of electricity and 111,004 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Physical Education Building (Ped) to report its energy use?
Physical Education Building (Ped) 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:6794073:2020). 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 Physical Education Building (Ped)'s energy grade?
Physical Education Building (Ped) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2020 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 193.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Physical Education Building (Ped) use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 193.5 kBtu/ft² across 146,666 sq ft, including 4,946,114 kWh of electricity and 111,004 therms of natural gas.
What are Physical Education Building (Ped)'s carbon emissions?
Physical Education Building (Ped) reported 1,708 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is Physical Education Building (Ped)?
Physical Education Building (Ped) is at 3560 Watt Way, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90089. Its coordinates are 34.02139, -118.28667 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Physical Education Building (Ped) and when was it built?
Physical Education Building (Ped) has 146,666 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is Physical Education Building (Ped) 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, “Physical Education Building (Ped), Los Angeles, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/physical-education-building-ped-6e5d8714 (data as of July 9, 2026).