515 S AVENUE 19

How does 515 S AVENUE 19 compare with other K-12 school buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 41 K-12 school buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 515 S AVENUE 19's ENERGY STAR score of 5 compares with an average of 64 across the 36 that report a score; it scores higher than 3% of them and lower than 94%. Its site EUI of 51.1 kBtu/ft² is about 60% above the average of 31.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 33,289 sq ft, it is about 26% below the average floor area of 44,929 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 5 years later than the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 515 S AVENUE 19's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Los Angeles disclosures for 515 S AVENUE 19, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 18 in 2019 to 5 in 2025 (-13 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 29. Site EUI moved from 39.4 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 51.1 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 30% increase. Reported emissions went from 87 tCO₂e to 97 tCO₂e over the same span (up 12%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 5 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 5 means the building performs better than about 5% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 5 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 70 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. 515 S AVENUE 19's 51.1 kBtu/ft² across 33,289 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (499 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 143.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 524 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 515 S AVENUE 19 to report its energy use?

515 S AVENUE 19 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:495111846680:2025). 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.