12755 SHERMAN WAY

How does 12755 SHERMAN WAY compare with other retail store buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 154 retail store buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 12755 SHERMAN WAY's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 71 across the 126 that report a score; it scores higher than 75% of them. Its site EUI of 11.3 kBtu/ft² is about 79% below the average of 54.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 136,356 sq ft, it is about 75% above the average floor area of 78,068 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1969, 8 years earlier than the group's average year built (1977). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 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. 12755 SHERMAN WAY's 11.3 kBtu/ft² across 136,356 sq ft works out to about 1.5 billion Btu (452 MWh-equivalent) in 2016. Its source EUI of 35.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,022 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 12755 SHERMAN WAY to report its energy use?

12755 SHERMAN WAY 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:437292895970:2016). 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.