Ray & Nadine Watt Hall Of Architecture & Fine Arts (Wah)
College/University in California, CA · 850 Bloom Walk, Los Angeles · 90089
At a glance
Ray & Nadine Watt Hall Of Architecture & Fine Arts (Wah) is a 91,666-square-foot college/university building at 850 Bloom Walk, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1973. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 125.1 kBtu/ft² and 650 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 125.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 650 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 928,771 kWh |
| Natural gas | 46,657 therms |
| Gross floor area | 91,666 sq ft |
| Source record | california:12369302:2020 |
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
- 850 Bloom Walk, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90089
- Coordinates
- 34.01914, -118.28795
Within ~1 km
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How does Ray & Nadine Watt Hall Of Architecture & Fine Arts (Wah) 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 125.1 kBtu/ft² is about 57% 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 7.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 48% above the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 91,666 sq ft, it is about 84% 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 125.1 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. Ray & Nadine Watt Hall Of Architecture & Fine Arts (Wah)'s 125.1 kBtu/ft² across 91,666 sq ft works out to about 11.5 billion Btu (3,361 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 928,771 kWh of electricity and 46,657 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Ray & Nadine Watt Hall Of Architecture & Fine Arts (Wah) to report its energy use?
Ray & Nadine Watt Hall Of Architecture & Fine Arts (Wah) 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:12369302:2020). 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 Ray & Nadine Watt Hall Of Architecture & Fine Arts (Wah)'s energy grade?
Ray & Nadine Watt Hall Of Architecture & Fine Arts (Wah) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2020 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 125.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Ray & Nadine Watt Hall Of Architecture & Fine Arts (Wah) use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 125.1 kBtu/ft² across 91,666 sq ft, including 928,771 kWh of electricity and 46,657 therms of natural gas.
What are Ray & Nadine Watt Hall Of Architecture & Fine Arts (Wah)'s carbon emissions?
Ray & Nadine Watt Hall Of Architecture & Fine Arts (Wah) reported 650 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is Ray & Nadine Watt Hall Of Architecture & Fine Arts (Wah)?
Ray & Nadine Watt Hall Of Architecture & Fine Arts (Wah) is at 850 Bloom Walk, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90089. Its coordinates are 34.01914, -118.28795 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Ray & Nadine Watt Hall Of Architecture & Fine Arts (Wah) and when was it built?
Ray & Nadine Watt Hall Of Architecture & Fine Arts (Wah) has 91,666 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 Ray & Nadine Watt Hall Of Architecture & Fine Arts (Wah) 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, “Ray & Nadine Watt Hall Of Architecture & Fine Arts (Wah), Los Angeles, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/ray-nadine-watt-hall-of-architecture-fine-arts-wah-2c0f014f (data as of July 9, 2026).