12121 W BLUFF CREEK DR

How does 12121 W BLUFF CREEK DR compare with other office buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 676 office buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 43.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 44.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 242,010 sq ft, it is about 64% above the average floor area of 147,328 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 34 years later than the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².

What does a site EUI of 43.5 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. 12121 W BLUFF CREEK DR's 43.5 kBtu/ft² across 242,010 sq ft works out to about 10.5 billion Btu (3,085 MWh-equivalent) in 2016. Its source EUI of 136.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,490 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 12121 W BLUFF CREEK DR to report its energy use?

12121 W BLUFF CREEK DR 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 2016 disclosure (source record la:438882814923:2016). 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.