3600 E OLYMPIC BLVD

How does 3600 E OLYMPIC BLVD compare with other manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 276 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 3600 E OLYMPIC BLVD's ENERGY STAR score of 4 compares with an average of 69 across the 10 that report a score; it scores higher than 0% of them and lower than 90%. Its site EUI of 43.8 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 95.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 138,268 sq ft, it is about 134% above the average floor area of 59,169 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1941, 25 years earlier than the group's average year built (1967). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,372 manufacturing/industrial plant buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 126.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 3600 E OLYMPIC BLVD's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 10 Los Angeles disclosures for 3600 E OLYMPIC BLVD, covering report years 2016–2025. Site EUI moved from 72.4 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 43.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 40% decrease. Reported emissions went from 643 tCO₂e to 342 tCO₂e over the same span (down 47%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 4 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 4 means the building performs better than about 4% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 4 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 71 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. 3600 E OLYMPIC BLVD's 43.8 kBtu/ft² across 138,268 sq ft works out to about 6.1 billion Btu (1,775 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 109.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,697 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 3600 E OLYMPIC BLVD to report its energy use?

3600 E OLYMPIC BLVD 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:500880829090:2025). 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.