5877 FRANKLIN AVE

How does 5877 FRANKLIN AVE 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. 5877 FRANKLIN AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 13 compares with an average of 65 across the 93 that report a score; it scores higher than 1% of them and lower than 98%. Its site EUI of 411.5 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 190.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 23,452 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 49,872 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1966, 17 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 5877 FRANKLIN AVE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 Los Angeles disclosures for 5877 FRANKLIN AVE, covering report years 2018–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 5 in 2018 to 13 in 2023 (+8 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 14. Site EUI moved from 414.6 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 411.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 602 tCO₂e to 590 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 13 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 13 means the building performs better than about 13% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 13 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 62 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. 5877 FRANKLIN AVE's 411.5 kBtu/ft² across 23,452 sq ft works out to about 9.7 billion Btu (2,828 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 756.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 998 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 5877 FRANKLIN AVE to report its energy use?

5877 FRANKLIN AVE 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 2023 disclosure (source record la:461789836554:2023). 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.