3716 S GRAND AVE

How does 3716 S GRAND 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. 3716 S GRAND AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 94 compares with an average of 69 across the 10 that report a score; it scores higher than 60% of them and lower than 20%. Its site EUI of 7.7 kBtu/ft² is about 92% below the average of 95.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 20,711 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 59,169 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1946, 20 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 3716 S GRAND AVE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 3716 S GRAND AVE, covering report years 2018–2025. Site EUI moved from 46.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 7.7 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 83% decrease. Reported emissions went from 67 tCO₂e to 9 tCO₂e over the same span (down 86%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 94 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 94 means the building performs better than about 94% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 94 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. 3716 S GRAND AVE's 7.7 kBtu/ft² across 20,711 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (47 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 21.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 56 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 3716 S GRAND AVE to report its energy use?

3716 S GRAND 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:477336828360:2025). 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.