Robert Glen Rapp Engineering Research Building (Rrb)
Laboratory in California, CA · 854 Downey Way, Los Angeles · 90089
At a glance
Robert Glen Rapp Engineering Research Building (Rrb) is a 23,195-square-foot laboratory building at 854 Downey Way, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1958. In its 2020 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 52.1 kBtu/ft² and 79 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2020
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 52.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 79 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 3.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 339,602 kWh |
| Natural gas | 488 therms |
| Gross floor area | 23,195 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6798181:2020 |
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
- 854 Downey Way, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90089
- Coordinates
- 34.01976, -118.28783
Within ~1 km
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How does Robert Glen Rapp Engineering Research Building (Rrb) compare with other laboratory buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 308 laboratory buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 52.1 kBtu/ft² is about 71% below the average of 181.8 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 3.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 69% below the group average of 11.1 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 23,195 sq ft, it is about 81% below the average floor area of 121,485 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1958, 34 years earlier than the group's average year built (1992). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 795 laboratory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 29 and a site EUI of 231.7 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 52.1 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. Robert Glen Rapp Engineering Research Building (Rrb)'s 52.1 kBtu/ft² across 23,195 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (354 MWh-equivalent) in 2020. The disclosure also reports 339,602 kWh of electricity and 488 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Robert Glen Rapp Engineering Research Building (Rrb) to report its energy use?
Robert Glen Rapp Engineering Research Building (Rrb) 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:6798181:2020). 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 Robert Glen Rapp Engineering Research Building (Rrb)'s energy grade?
Robert Glen Rapp Engineering Research Building (Rrb) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2020 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 52.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Robert Glen Rapp Engineering Research Building (Rrb) use?
Its 2020 site energy-use intensity was 52.1 kBtu/ft² across 23,195 sq ft, including 339,602 kWh of electricity and 488 therms of natural gas.
What are Robert Glen Rapp Engineering Research Building (Rrb)'s carbon emissions?
Robert Glen Rapp Engineering Research Building (Rrb) reported 79 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (3.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2020.
Where is Robert Glen Rapp Engineering Research Building (Rrb)?
Robert Glen Rapp Engineering Research Building (Rrb) is at 854 Downey Way, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90089. Its coordinates are 34.01976, -118.28783 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Robert Glen Rapp Engineering Research Building (Rrb) and when was it built?
Robert Glen Rapp Engineering Research Building (Rrb) has 23,195 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2020 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1958 as its year built. It is classed as laboratory.
Is Robert Glen Rapp Engineering Research Building (Rrb) 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, “Robert Glen Rapp Engineering Research Building (Rrb), Los Angeles, California — 2020 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/robert-glen-rapp-engineering-research-building-rrb-919261d3 (data as of July 9, 2026).