611 N HOOVER ST

How does 611 N HOOVER ST compare with other office buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 676 office buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 611 N HOOVER ST's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 77 across the 591 that report a score; it scores higher than 84% of them and lower than 13%. Its site EUI of 16.1 kBtu/ft² is about 64% below the average of 44.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 10,280 sq ft, it is about 93% below the average floor area of 147,328 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1957, 18 years earlier than the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 98 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 98 means the building performs better than about 98% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 98 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. 611 N HOOVER ST's 16.1 kBtu/ft² across 10,280 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (49 MWh-equivalent) in 2016. Its source EUI of 50.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 22 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 611 N HOOVER ST to report its energy use?

611 N HOOVER 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 2016 disclosure (source record la:475488852483:2016). 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.