1499 COLORADO BLVD

How does 1499 COLORADO BLVD compare with other worship facility buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 58 worship facility buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 1499 COLORADO BLVD's ENERGY STAR score of 97 compares with an average of 61 across the 41 that report a score; it scores higher than 85% of them and lower than 12%. Its site EUI of 6.0 kBtu/ft² is about 74% below the average of 22.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 70,719 sq ft, it is about 33% above the average floor area of 53,115 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 6 years earlier than the group's average year built (1966). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 1499 COLORADO BLVD's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 1499 COLORADO BLVD, covering report years 2017–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 73 in 2018 to 97 in 2025 (+24 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 99. Site EUI moved from 25.8 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 6.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 77% decrease. Reported emissions went from 77 tCO₂e to 24 tCO₂e over the same span (down 69%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 97 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 97 means the building performs better than about 97% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 97 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. 1499 COLORADO BLVD's 6.0 kBtu/ft² across 70,719 sq ft works out to about 0.4 billion Btu (124 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 12.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 213 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1499 COLORADO BLVD to report its energy use?

1499 COLORADO 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:501789873226:2025). 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.