13500 W PAXTON ST

How does 13500 W PAXTON ST compare with other wholesale club/supercenter buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 16 wholesale club/supercenter buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 13500 W PAXTON ST's ENERGY STAR score of 92 compares with an average of 62 across the 14 that report a score; it scores higher than 64% of them and lower than 21%. Its site EUI of 37.1 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 139,410 sq ft, it is about 36% above the average floor area of 102,657 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 26 years later than the group's average year built (1983). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 482 wholesale club/supercenter buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 79.1 kBtu/ft².

How has 13500 W PAXTON ST's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 10 Los Angeles disclosures for 13500 W PAXTON ST, covering report years 2016–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 34 in 2016 to 92 in 2025 (+58 points). Site EUI moved from 76.0 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 37.1 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 51% decrease. Reported emissions went from 671 tCO₂e to 294 tCO₂e over the same span (down 56%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 92 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 92 means the building performs better than about 92% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 92 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. 13500 W PAXTON ST's 37.1 kBtu/ft² across 139,410 sq ft works out to about 5.2 billion Btu (1,516 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 99.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher.

Which law requires 13500 W PAXTON ST to report its energy use?

13500 W PAXTON ST 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:999000000286:2025). 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.