5500 RESEDA BLVD

How does 5500 RESEDA 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. 5500 RESEDA BLVD's ENERGY STAR score of 40 compares with an average of 65 across the 93 that report a score; it scores higher than 12% of them and lower than 86%. Its site EUI of 191.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 190.2 kBtu/ft².

At 66,211 sq ft, it is about 33% above the average floor area of 49,872 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1967, 16 years earlier 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 5500 RESEDA BLVD's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Los Angeles disclosures for 5500 RESEDA BLVD, covering report years 2017–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 22 in 2017 to 40 in 2025 (+18 points); its best year on file was 2024, at 42. Site EUI moved from 197.7 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 191.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 3% decrease. Reported emissions went from 858 tCO₂e to 702 tCO₂e over the same span (down 18%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 40 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 40 means the building performs better than about 40% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 40 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 35 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. 5500 RESEDA BLVD's 191.2 kBtu/ft² across 66,211 sq ft works out to about 12.7 billion Btu (3,710 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 391.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,333 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 5500 RESEDA BLVD to report its energy use?

5500 RESEDA 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 2025 disclosure (source record la:399965884833:2025). 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.