1717 E 103RD ST

How does 1717 E 103RD ST compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 3,538 multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 1717 E 103RD ST's ENERGY STAR score of 15 compares with an average of 78 across the 3,344 that report a score; it scores higher than 2% of them and lower than 98%. Its site EUI of 84.8 kBtu/ft² is about 128% above the average of 37.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 113,598 sq ft, it is about 88% above the average floor area of 60,540 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1975 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 15 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 15 means the building performs better than about 15% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 15 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 60 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. 1717 E 103RD ST's 84.8 kBtu/ft² across 113,598 sq ft works out to about 9.6 billion Btu (2,823 MWh-equivalent) in 2016. Its source EUI of 124.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 12,277 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 1717 E 103RD ST to report its energy use?

1717 E 103RD 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:488149802119:2016). 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.