770 S GRAND AVE

How does 770 S GRAND AVE compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 3,538 multifamily housing buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 770 S GRAND AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 4 compares with an average of 78 across the 3,344 that report a score; it scores higher than 1% of them and lower than 99%. Its site EUI of 256.8 kBtu/ft² is about 590% above the average of 37.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 70,000 sq ft, it is about 16% above the average floor area of 60,540 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2015, 40 years later than the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 4 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 4 means the building performs better than about 4% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 4 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 71 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. 770 S GRAND AVE's 256.8 kBtu/ft² across 70,000 sq ft works out to about 18 billion Btu (5,268 MWh-equivalent) in 2016. Its source EUI of 806.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 21 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 770 S GRAND AVE to report its energy use?

770 S GRAND 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 2016 disclosure (source record la:999000000496:2016). 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.