19821 RINALDI ST

How does 19821 RINALDI ST 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. 19821 RINALDI ST's ENERGY STAR score of 79 compares with an average of 62 across the 14 that report a score; it scores higher than 36% of them and lower than 57%. Its site EUI of 69.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 129,567 sq ft, it is about 26% above the average floor area of 102,657 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2010, 27 years later 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 19821 RINALDI ST's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 10 Los Angeles disclosures for 19821 RINALDI ST, covering report years 2016–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 64 in 2018 to 79 in 2025 (+15 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 93. Site EUI moved from 108.4 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 69.4 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 36% decrease. Reported emissions went from 936 tCO₂e to 509 tCO₂e over the same span (down 46%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 79 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 79 means the building performs better than about 79% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 79 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 19821 RINALDI ST's 69.4 kBtu/ft² across 129,567 sq ft works out to about 9 billion Btu (2,635 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 176.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,526 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 19821 RINALDI ST to report its energy use?

19821 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:390479923875:2025). 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.