6851 W IMPERIAL HWY

How does 6851 W IMPERIAL HWY compare with other office buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 676 office buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 6851 W IMPERIAL HWY's ENERGY STAR score of 94 compares with an average of 77 across the 591 that report a score; it scores higher than 70% of them and lower than 27%. Its site EUI of 32.3 kBtu/ft² is about 27% below the average of 44.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 61,949 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 147,328 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1972 construction date is close to 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.

How has 6851 W IMPERIAL HWY's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 10 Los Angeles disclosures for 6851 W IMPERIAL HWY, covering report years 2016–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 87 in 2016 to 94 in 2025 (+7 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 100. Site EUI moved from 37.4 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 32.3 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 14% decrease. Reported emissions went from 172 tCO₂e to 110 tCO₂e over the same span (down 36%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 94 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 94 means the building performs better than about 94% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 94 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. 6851 W IMPERIAL HWY's 32.3 kBtu/ft² across 61,949 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (586 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 62.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,286 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 6851 W IMPERIAL HWY to report its energy use?

6851 W IMPERIAL HWY 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:437282797940:2025). 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.