5401 BEETHOVEN ST

How does 5401 BEETHOVEN ST 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. 5401 BEETHOVEN ST's ENERGY STAR score of 12 compares with an average of 64 across the 36 that report a score; it scores higher than 11% of them and lower than 83%. Its site EUI of 36.9 kBtu/ft² is about 16% above the average of 31.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 51,431 sq ft, it is about 14% above the average floor area of 44,929 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 5 years earlier 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 5401 BEETHOVEN ST's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 5401 BEETHOVEN ST, covering report years 2017–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 66 in 2017 to 12 in 2025 (-54 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 100. Site EUI moved from 36.7 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 36.9 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 143 tCO₂e to 109 tCO₂e over the same span (down 24%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 12 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 12 means the building performs better than about 12% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 12 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 63 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. 5401 BEETHOVEN ST's 36.9 kBtu/ft² across 51,431 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (556 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 103.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 632 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 5401 BEETHOVEN ST to report its energy use?

5401 BEETHOVEN ST 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:433573814505:2025). 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.