1401 S GRAND AVE

How does 1401 S GRAND AVE compare with other hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 24 hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 1401 S GRAND AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 72 compares with an average of 70 across the 20 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 50%. Its site EUI of 197.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 183.6 kBtu/ft².

At 538,290 sq ft, it is about 76% above the average floor area of 305,830 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1964, 13 years earlier than the group's average year built (1977). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 748 hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 59 and a site EUI of 238.7 kBtu/ft².

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 72 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 72 means the building performs better than about 72% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 72 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 3 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 1401 S GRAND AVE's 197.3 kBtu/ft² across 538,290 sq ft works out to about 106.2 billion Btu (31,126 MWh-equivalent) in 2016. Its source EUI of 407.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 34,935 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1401 S GRAND AVE to report its energy use?

1401 S GRAND AVE 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:999000000282:2016). 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.