3609 HOLDREGE AVE

How does 3609 HOLDREGE AVE 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. 3609 HOLDREGE AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 82 compares with an average of 69 across the 10 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 50%. Its site EUI of 11.8 kBtu/ft² is about 88% below the average of 95.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 20,698 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 59,169 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1956, 10 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 3609 HOLDREGE AVE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 Los Angeles disclosures for 3609 HOLDREGE AVE, covering report years 2018–2023. Site EUI moved from 8.2 kBtu/ft² (2020) to 11.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 44% increase. Reported emissions went from 10 tCO₂e to 9 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 82 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 82 means the building performs better than about 82% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 82 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. 3609 HOLDREGE AVE's 11.8 kBtu/ft² across 20,698 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (72 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 21.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 18 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 3609 HOLDREGE AVE to report its energy use?

3609 HOLDREGE 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 2023 disclosure (source record la:446945830175:2023). 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.