6901 W IMPERIAL HWY

How does 6901 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. 6901 W IMPERIAL HWY's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 77 across the 591 that report a score; it scores higher than 30% of them and lower than 68%. Its site EUI of 48.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 44.3 kBtu/ft².

At 79,896 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 147,328 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1947, 28 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.

How has 6901 W IMPERIAL HWY's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 10 Los Angeles disclosures for 6901 W IMPERIAL HWY, covering report years 2016–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 1 in 2016 to 74 in 2025 (+73 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 99. Site EUI moved from 480.2 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 48.6 kBtu/ft² (2025), a 90% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,591 tCO₂e to 217 tCO₂e over the same span (down 86%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 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. 6901 W IMPERIAL HWY's 48.6 kBtu/ft² across 79,896 sq ft works out to about 3.9 billion Btu (1,138 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 108.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,317 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 6901 W IMPERIAL HWY to report its energy use?

6901 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:436877797950:2025). 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.