9301 TAMPA AVE

How does 9301 TAMPA AVE compare with other retail store buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 154 retail store buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 9301 TAMPA AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 80 compares with an average of 71 across the 126 that report a score; it scores higher than 45% of them and lower than 53%. Its site EUI of 36.3 kBtu/ft² is about 33% below the average of 54.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 230,787 sq ft, it is about 196% above the average floor area of 78,068 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1995, 18 years later than the group's average year built (1977). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 80 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 80 means the building performs better than about 80% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 80 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 9301 TAMPA AVE's 36.3 kBtu/ft² across 230,787 sq ft works out to about 8.4 billion Btu (2,455 MWh-equivalent) in 2016. Its source EUI of 113.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,612 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 9301 TAMPA AVE to report its energy use?

9301 TAMPA 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:394040910048:2016). 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.