The Colburn School
College/University in California, CA · 200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles · 90012
At a glance
The Colburn School is a 416,000-square-foot college/university building at 200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, built in 1997. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 37.5 kBtu/ft² and 922 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 37.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 922 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 2,082,350 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 416,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:5885003:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 37.5 kBtu/ft² | 922 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 38.4 kBtu/ft² | 971 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 33.2 kBtu/ft² | 844 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 19.5 kBtu/ft² | 465 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | 466 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 40.2 kBtu/ft² | 952 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 39.4 kBtu/ft² | 1,007 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
- 200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90012
- Coordinates
- 34.05401, -118.24982
Within ~1 km
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How does The Colburn School 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 37.5 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 79.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 416,000 sq ft, it is about 27% below the average floor area of 569,516 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1997, 29 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.
How has The Colburn School's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for The Colburn School, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 39.4 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 37.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,007 tCO₂e to 922 tCO₂e over the same span (down 8%).
What does a site EUI of 37.5 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. The Colburn School's 37.5 kBtu/ft² across 416,000 sq ft works out to about 15.6 billion Btu (4,572 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 2,082,350 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires The Colburn School to report its energy use?
The Colburn School 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:5885003:2024). 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.
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- Reedley College· 415,348 sq ft · EUI 76.7 kBtu/ft²
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- Yuba College· 380,430 sq ft · EUI 82.2 kBtu/ft²
- Ca├▒Ada College· 370,510 sq ft · EUI 103.3 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Colburn School's energy grade?
The Colburn School did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 37.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Colburn School use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 37.5 kBtu/ft² across 416,000 sq ft, including 2,082,350 kWh of electricity.
What are The Colburn School's carbon emissions?
The Colburn School reported 922 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is The Colburn School?
The Colburn School is at 200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California 90012. Its coordinates are 34.05401, -118.24982 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is The Colburn School and when was it built?
The Colburn School has 416,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1997 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is The Colburn School covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 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, “The Colburn School, Los Angeles, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/the-colburn-school-50ba52e8 (data as of July 9, 2026).