3630 W WATT WAY
College/University in Los Angeles, CA · 90089
At a glance
3630 W WATT WAY is a 92,945-square-foot college/university building in Los Angeles, California, built in 2012. In its 2025 Los Angeles benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 147.2 kBtu/ft² and 739 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE) · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 147.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 215.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 739 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Water use | 610 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 92,945 sq ft |
| Source record | la:112217100487:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | — | 147.2 kBtu/ft² | 739 tCO₂e | |
| 2024 | — | 154.6 kBtu/ft² | 810 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 174.1 kBtu/ft² | 924 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 153.8 kBtu/ft² | 806 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 124.1 kBtu/ft² | 636 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 135.8 kBtu/ft² | 718 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 93.7 kBtu/ft² | 535 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 94.0 kBtu/ft² | 542 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 101.2 kBtu/ft² | 594 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE)
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.
Ownership
University of Southern California
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Location
- Address
- 3630 W WATT WAY
- City
- Los Angeles
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90089
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 3630 W WATT WAY compare with other college/university buildings in Los Angeles?
The latest disclosures cover 26 college/university buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 147.2 kBtu/ft² is about 67% above the average of 88.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 92,945 sq ft, it is about 16% below the average floor area of 110,581 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2012, 32 years later than the group's average year built (1980). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 3630 W WATT WAY's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 3630 W WATT WAY, covering report years 2017–2025. Site EUI moved from 101.2 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 147.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 45% increase. Reported emissions went from 594 tCO₂e to 739 tCO₂e over the same span (up 24%).
What does a site EUI of 147.2 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 3630 W WATT WAY's 147.2 kBtu/ft² across 92,945 sq ft works out to about 13.7 billion Btu (4,010 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 215.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 610 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 3630 W WATT WAY to report its energy use?
3630 W WATT 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:112217100487:2025). 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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 3630 W WATT WAY's energy grade?
3630 W WATT WAY did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2025 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 147.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 3630 W WATT WAY use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 147.2 kBtu/ft² (215.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 92,945 sq ft.
What are 3630 W WATT WAY's carbon emissions?
3630 W WATT WAY reported 739 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2025.
Where is 3630 W WATT WAY?
3630 W WATT WAY is in Los Angeles, California 90089.
How big is 3630 W WATT WAY and when was it built?
3630 W WATT WAY has 92,945 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2012 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is 3630 W WATT WAY covered by LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE)?
Yes — it appears in the 2025 Existing Buildings Energy & Water Efficiency (EBEWE) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE).
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About this data
Source: Existing Buildings Energy & Water Efficiency (EBEWE) (LA Municipal Code Div. 97, §91.9701 (EBEWE)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “3630 W WATT WAY, Los Angeles, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/los-angeles/3630-w-watt-way-18693d39 (data as of October 2, 2026).