11500 ELDRIDGE AVE

How does 11500 ELDRIDGE AVE compare with other K-12 school buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 41 K-12 school buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 11500 ELDRIDGE AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 93 compares with an average of 64 across the 36 that report a score; it scores higher than 64% of them and lower than 33%. Its site EUI of 17.8 kBtu/ft² is about 44% below the average of 31.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 61,122 sq ft, it is about 36% above the average floor area of 44,929 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1983, 8 years later than the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 11500 ELDRIDGE AVE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 11500 ELDRIDGE AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 91 in 2019 to 93 in 2025 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 98. Site EUI moved from 17.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 17.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 71 tCO₂e to 62 tCO₂e over the same span (down 12%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 93 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: a score of 93 means the building performs better than about 93% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 93 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 11500 ELDRIDGE AVE's 17.8 kBtu/ft² across 61,122 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (319 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 49.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,161 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 11500 ELDRIDGE AVE to report its energy use?

11500 ELDRIDGE AVE 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:446136924513:2025). 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.