15107 VANOWEN ST

How does 15107 VANOWEN ST 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. 15107 VANOWEN ST'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 176.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 183.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 560,878 sq ft, it is about 83% above the average floor area of 305,830 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 3 years later 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. 15107 VANOWEN ST's 176.5 kBtu/ft² across 560,878 sq ft works out to about 99 billion Btu (29,013 MWh-equivalent) in 2016. Its source EUI of 394.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 31,790 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 15107 VANOWEN ST to report its energy use?

15107 VANOWEN 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 2016 disclosure (source record la:421652893664:2016). 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.