13820 FOOTHILL BLVD

How does 13820 FOOTHILL BLVD compare with other supermarket/grocery store buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 98 supermarket/grocery store buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 13820 FOOTHILL BLVD's ENERGY STAR score of 80 compares with an average of 65 across the 93 that report a score; it scores higher than 73% of them and lower than 24%. Its site EUI of 271.5 kBtu/ft² is about 43% above the average of 190.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 33,000 sq ft, it is about 34% below the average floor area of 49,872 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1990, 7 years later than the group's average year built (1983). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,646 supermarket/grocery store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 176.1 kBtu/ft².

How has 13820 FOOTHILL BLVD's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 13820 FOOTHILL BLVD, covering report years 2017–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 37 in 2017 to 80 in 2025 (+43 points). Site EUI moved from 371.3 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 271.5 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 27% decrease. Reported emissions went from 787 tCO₂e to 498 tCO₂e over the same span (down 37%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 80 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 80 means the building performs better than about 80% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 80 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 13820 FOOTHILL BLVD's 271.5 kBtu/ft² across 33,000 sq ft works out to about 9 billion Btu (2,626 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 569.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,066 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 13820 FOOTHILL BLVD to report its energy use?

13820 FOOTHILL 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:430258935570:2025). 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.