19901 HAMILTON AVE

How does 19901 HAMILTON 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. 19901 HAMILTON AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 25 compares with an average of 62 across the 14 that report a score; it scores higher than 29% of them and lower than 64%. Its site EUI of 49.6 kBtu/ft² is about 31% below the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 106,950 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 102,657 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 18 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 19901 HAMILTON AVE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 10 Los Angeles disclosures for 19901 HAMILTON AVE, covering report years 2016–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 26 in 2016 to 25 in 2025 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 28. Site EUI moved from 57.5 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 49.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 14% decrease. Reported emissions went from 466 tCO₂e to 303 tCO₂e over the same span (down 35%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 25 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 25 means the building performs better than about 25% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 25 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 50 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. 19901 HAMILTON AVE's 49.6 kBtu/ft² across 106,950 sq ft works out to about 5.3 billion Btu (1,555 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 139.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,229 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 19901 HAMILTON AVE to report its energy use?

19901 HAMILTON 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:474434767879:2025). 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.