5835 W 98TH ST

How does 5835 W 98TH ST compare with other hotel buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 77 hotel buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 5835 W 98TH ST's ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 68 across the 73 that report a score; it scores higher than 48% of them and lower than 49%. Its site EUI of 44.9 kBtu/ft² is about 34% below the average of 68.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 319,053 sq ft, it is about 85% above the average floor area of 172,912 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1973). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 71 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 71 means the building performs better than about 71% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 71 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 4 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. 5835 W 98TH ST's 44.9 kBtu/ft² across 319,053 sq ft works out to about 14.3 billion Btu (4,198 MWh-equivalent) in 2017. Its source EUI of 140.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 25,332 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 5835 W 98TH ST to report its energy use?

5835 W 98TH 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 2017 disclosure (source record la:999000000021:2017). 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.