5420 W SUNSET BLVD

How does 5420 W SUNSET BLVD compare with other supermarket/grocery store buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 98 supermarket/grocery store buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 5420 W SUNSET BLVD's ENERGY STAR score of 81 compares with an average of 65 across the 93 that report a score; it scores higher than 76% of them and lower than 23%. Its site EUI of 125.2 kBtu/ft² is about 34% below the average of 190.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 74,501 sq ft, it is about 49% above the average floor area of 49,872 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 3 years later than the group's average year built (1983). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,646 supermarket/grocery store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 176.1 kBtu/ft².

How has 5420 W SUNSET BLVD's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 Los Angeles disclosures for 5420 W SUNSET BLVD, covering report years 2016–2021. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 60 in 2017 to 81 in 2021 (+21 points). Site EUI moved from 9.9 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 125.2 kBtu/ft² (2021), an 1165% increase. Reported emissions went from 76 tCO₂e to 559 tCO₂e over the same span (up 632%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 81 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 81 means the building performs better than about 81% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 81 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. 5420 W SUNSET BLVD's 125.2 kBtu/ft² across 74,501 sq ft works out to about 9.3 billion Btu (2,734 MWh-equivalent) in 2021. Its source EUI of 333.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,016 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 5420 W SUNSET BLVD to report its energy use?

5420 W SUNSET BLVD 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 2021 disclosure (source record la:468486857954:2021). 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.