13931 BALBOA BLVD

How does 13931 BALBOA BLVD compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 276 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 13931 BALBOA BLVD's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 69 across the 10 that report a score; it scores higher than 80% of them and lower than 10%. Its site EUI of 17.7 kBtu/ft² is about 82% below the average of 95.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 68,670 sq ft, it is about 16% above the average floor area of 59,169 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 35 years later than the group's average year built (1967). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 13931 BALBOA BLVD's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 13931 BALBOA BLVD, covering report years 2017–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 67 in 2017 to 98 in 2025 (+31 points); its best year on file was 2024, at 98. Site EUI moved from 18.9 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 17.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 93 tCO₂e to 69 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 98 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 98 means the building performs better than about 98% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 98 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. 13931 BALBOA BLVD's 17.7 kBtu/ft² across 68,670 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (356 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 47.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 465 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 13931 BALBOA BLVD to report its energy use?

13931 BALBOA 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:413351940795:2025). 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.