10777 SANTA MONICA BLVD

How does 10777 SANTA MONICA BLVD compare with other worship facility buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 58 worship facility buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 10777 SANTA MONICA BLVD's ENERGY STAR score of 1 compares with an average of 61 across the 41 that report a score; it scores higher than 0% of them and lower than 98%. Its site EUI of 68.4 kBtu/ft² is about 199% above the average of 22.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 190,614 sq ft, it is about 259% above the average floor area of 53,115 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 34 years later than the group's average year built (1966). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 10777 SANTA MONICA BLVD's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 10 Los Angeles disclosures for 10777 SANTA MONICA BLVD, covering report years 2016–2025. Site EUI moved from 86.6 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 68.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,209 tCO₂e to 719 tCO₂e over the same span (down 41%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 1 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: 1 is the bottom of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 1 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 74 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Los Angeles, 63% 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. 10777 SANTA MONICA BLVD's 68.4 kBtu/ft² across 190,614 sq ft works out to about 13 billion Btu (3,821 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 129.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 0 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 10777 SANTA MONICA BLVD to report its energy use?

10777 SANTA MONICA BLVD reports under LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE), the legal basis of Los Angeles's Existing Buildings Energy & Water Efficiency (EBEWE) program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2025 disclosure (source record la:430223841846:2025). EBEWE requires annual benchmarking plus audits/retro-commissioning every five years for privately owned buildings of 20,000 sq ft or more; non-compliance carries a $202 fee (LAMC §91.9712) plus possible late fees.