17531 RINALDI ST
K-12 School in Los Angeles, CA · 91344
At a glance
17531 RINALDI ST is a 30,000-square-foot K-12 school in Los Angeles, California, built in 1975. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 48 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 29.3 kBtu/ft² and 50 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 36% 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 | 48 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 29.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 76.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 50 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 1,462 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 30,000 sq ft |
| Source record | la:405741924578:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 48 | +4 | 29.3 kBtu/ft² | 50 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 44 | -7 | 32.4 kBtu/ft² | 63 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 51 | -6 | 30.6 kBtu/ft² | 63 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 57 | 29.8 kBtu/ft² | 61 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 60 | -15 | 27.0 kBtu/ft² | 56 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 75 | 30.2 kBtu/ft² | 68 tCO₂e |
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
Hillcrest Christian School North
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Location
- Address
- 17531 RINALDI ST
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 91344
Within ~1 km
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How does 17531 RINALDI ST 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. 17531 RINALDI ST's ENERGY STAR score of 48 compares with an average of 64 across the 36 that report a score; it scores higher than 36% of them and lower than 61%. Its site EUI of 29.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 31.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 30,000 sq ft, it is about 33% below the average floor area of 44,929 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 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 17531 RINALDI ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 17531 RINALDI ST, covering report years 2017–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 75 in 2017 to 48 in 2025 (-27 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 75. Site EUI moved from 30.2 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 29.3 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 68 tCO₂e to 50 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 48 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 48 means the building performs better than about 48% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 48 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 27 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. 17531 RINALDI ST's 29.3 kBtu/ft² across 30,000 sq ft works out to about 0.9 billion Btu (258 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 76.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,462 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 17531 RINALDI ST to report its energy use?
17531 RINALDI 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 2025 disclosure (source record la:405741924578:2025). 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 17531 RINALDI ST's energy grade?
17531 RINALDI ST scores 48 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 17531 RINALDI ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 29.3 kBtu/ft² (76.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 30,000 sq ft.
What are 17531 RINALDI ST's carbon emissions?
17531 RINALDI ST reported 50 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 17531 RINALDI ST?
17531 RINALDI ST is in Los Angeles, California 91344.
How big is 17531 RINALDI ST and when was it built?
17531 RINALDI ST has 30,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1975 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is 17531 RINALDI ST 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, “17531 RINALDI ST, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/17531-rinaldi-st-7470cf5e (data as of October 2, 2026).