12450 VAN NUYS BLVD

How does 12450 VAN NUYS BLVD compare with other medical office buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 96 medical office buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 12450 VAN NUYS BLVD's ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 74 across the 85 that report a score; it scores higher than 74% of them and lower than 22%. Its site EUI of 29.9 kBtu/ft² is about 58% below the average of 71.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 27,800 sq ft, it is about 68% below the average floor area of 86,243 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2003, 20 years later than the group's average year built (1983). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,266 medical office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 92.2 kBtu/ft².

How has 12450 VAN NUYS BLVD's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 12450 VAN NUYS BLVD, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 92 in 2019 to 99 in 2025 (+7 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 99. Site EUI moved from 39.7 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 29.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 25% decrease.

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 99 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 99 means the building performs better than about 99% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 99 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. 12450 VAN NUYS BLVD's 29.9 kBtu/ft² across 27,800 sq ft works out to about 0.8 billion Btu (244 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 83.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 394 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 12450 VAN NUYS BLVD to report its energy use?

12450 VAN NUYS 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:439594924026:2025). 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.