15463 VENTURA BLVD

How does 15463 VENTURA BLVD compare with other senior living community buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 32 senior living community buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 15463 VENTURA BLVD's ENERGY STAR score of 65 compares with an average of 77 across the 31 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 74%. Its site EUI of 73.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 78.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 93,604 sq ft, it is about 24% above the average floor area of 75,333 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2003, 19 years later than the group's average year built (1984). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².

How has 15463 VENTURA BLVD's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 15463 VENTURA BLVD, covering report years 2017–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 57 in 2017 to 65 in 2025 (+8 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 69. Site EUI moved from 79.3 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 73.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 499 tCO₂e to 383 tCO₂e over the same span (down 23%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 65 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 65 means the building performs better than about 65% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 65 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 10 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. 15463 VENTURA BLVD's 73.7 kBtu/ft² across 93,604 sq ft works out to about 6.9 billion Btu (2,022 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 153.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 223 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 15463 VENTURA BLVD to report its energy use?

15463 VENTURA 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:419324879169:2025). 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.