780 SWARTHMORE AVE

How does 780 SWARTHMORE AVE compare with other K-12 school buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 41 K-12 school buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 780 SWARTHMORE AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 11 compares with an average of 64 across the 36 that report a score; it scores higher than 8% of them and lower than 89%. Its site EUI of 46.8 kBtu/ft² is about 47% above the average of 31.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 22,830 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 44,929 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1994, 19 years later than the group's average year built (1975). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 780 SWARTHMORE AVE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 Los Angeles disclosures for 780 SWARTHMORE AVE, covering report years 2018–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 86 in 2018 to 11 in 2023 (-75 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 92. Site EUI moved from 34.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 46.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 38% increase. Reported emissions went from 68 tCO₂e to 71 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 11 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 11 means the building performs better than about 11% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 11 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 64 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. 780 SWARTHMORE AVE's 46.8 kBtu/ft² across 22,830 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (313 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 108.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 329 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 780 SWARTHMORE AVE to report its energy use?

780 SWARTHMORE 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:402269839022:2023). 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.