20800 SHERMAN WAY

How does 20800 SHERMAN WAY compare with other medical office buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 96 medical office buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 20800 SHERMAN WAY's ENERGY STAR score of 65 compares with an average of 74 across the 85 that report a score; it scores higher than 31% of them and lower than 67%. Its site EUI of 70.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 71.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 27,423 sq ft, it is about 68% below the average floor area of 86,243 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1998, 15 years later than the group's average year built (1983). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,266 medical office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 92.2 kBtu/ft².

How has 20800 SHERMAN WAY's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 20800 SHERMAN WAY, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 1 in 2018 to 65 in 2025 (+64 points). Site EUI moved from 81.4 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 70.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 154 tCO₂e to 111 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 65 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 65 means the building performs better than about 65% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 65 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 10 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. 20800 SHERMAN WAY's 70.9 kBtu/ft² across 27,423 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (570 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 193.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,775 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 20800 SHERMAN WAY to report its energy use?

20800 SHERMAN WAY 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:384315895922:2025). 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.