15800 ZELDINS WAY
K-12 School in Los Angeles, CA · 90049
At a glance
15800 ZELDINS WAY is a 155,699-square-foot K-12 school in Los Angeles, California, built in 1998. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 14 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 36.6 kBtu/ft² and 325 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 17% of the 36 scored K-12 school buildings in Los Angeles.
LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 14 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 36.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 101.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 325 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 3,441 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 155,699 sq ft |
| Source record | la:416884868530:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 14 | -9 | 36.6 kBtu/ft² | 325 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 23 | -2 | 32.9 kBtu/ft² | 337 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 25 | 32.7 kBtu/ft² | 356 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
Compliance context
LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE)
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.
Ownership
Vert Energy Group, Inc.
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Location
- Address
- 15800 ZELDINS WAY
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90049
Within ~1 km
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How does 15800 ZELDINS WAY compare with other K-12 school buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 41 K-12 school buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 15800 ZELDINS WAY's ENERGY STAR score of 14 compares with an average of 64 across the 36 that report a score; it scores higher than 17% of them and lower than 81%. Its site EUI of 36.6 kBtu/ft² is about 15% above the average of 31.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 155,699 sq ft, it is about 247% above the average floor area of 44,929 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1998, 23 years later than the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 15800 ZELDINS WAY's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 15800 ZELDINS WAY, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 25 in 2023 to 14 in 2025 (-11 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 25. Site EUI moved from 32.7 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 36.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 12% increase. Reported emissions went from 356 tCO₂e to 325 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 14 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 14 means the building performs better than about 14% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 14 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 61 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. 15800 ZELDINS WAY's 36.6 kBtu/ft² across 155,699 sq ft works out to about 5.7 billion Btu (1,670 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 101.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,441 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 15800 ZELDINS WAY to report its energy use?
15800 ZELDINS WAY 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:416884868530:2025). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 15800 ZELDINS WAY's energy grade?
15800 ZELDINS WAY scores 14 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2025 Los Angeles disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 15800 ZELDINS WAY use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 36.6 kBtu/ft² (101.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 155,699 sq ft.
What are 15800 ZELDINS WAY's carbon emissions?
15800 ZELDINS WAY reported 325 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 15800 ZELDINS WAY?
15800 ZELDINS WAY is in Los Angeles, California 90049.
How big is 15800 ZELDINS WAY and when was it built?
15800 ZELDINS WAY has 155,699 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1998 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is 15800 ZELDINS WAY covered by LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE)?
Yes — it appears in the 2025 Existing Buildings Energy & Water Efficiency (EBEWE) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE).
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About this data
Source: Existing Buildings Energy & Water Efficiency (EBEWE) (LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “15800 ZELDINS WAY, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/15800-zeldins-way-646d55cb (data as of October 2, 2026).