1600 W SLAUSON AVE

How does 1600 W SLAUSON AVE compare with other wholesale club/supercenter buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 16 wholesale club/supercenter buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 1600 W SLAUSON AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 62 across the 14 that report a score; it scores higher than 79% of them and lower than 14%. Its site EUI of 20.0 kBtu/ft² is about 72% below the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 189,908 sq ft, it is about 85% above the average floor area of 102,657 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 18 years earlier than the group's average year built (1983). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 482 wholesale club/supercenter buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 79.1 kBtu/ft².

How has 1600 W SLAUSON AVE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 10 Los Angeles disclosures for 1600 W SLAUSON AVE, covering report years 2016–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 5 in 2016 to 98 in 2025 (+93 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 98. Site EUI moved from 119.6 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 20.0 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 83% decrease. Reported emissions went from 574 tCO₂e to 215 tCO₂e over the same span (down 62%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 98 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 98 means the building performs better than about 98% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 98 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. 1600 W SLAUSON AVE's 20.0 kBtu/ft² across 189,908 sq ft works out to about 3.8 billion Btu (1,113 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 52.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 881 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1600 W SLAUSON AVE to report its energy use?

1600 W SLAUSON 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 2025 disclosure (source record la:468901818340:2025). 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.