9601 S SEPULVEDA BLVD

How does 9601 S SEPULVEDA BLVD compare with other hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings in Los Angeles?

The latest disclosures cover 24 hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings in Los Angeles, out of 11,498 buildings citywide. 9601 S SEPULVEDA BLVD's ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 70 across the 20 that report a score; it scores higher than 65% of them and lower than 30%. Its site EUI of 354.5 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 183.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 21,000 sq ft, it is about 93% below the average floor area of 305,830 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1985, 8 years later than the group's average year built (1977). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 748 hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 59 and a site EUI of 238.7 kBtu/ft².

How has 9601 S SEPULVEDA BLVD's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 4 Los Angeles disclosures for 9601 S SEPULVEDA BLVD, covering report years 2016–2019. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2016 to 99 in 2019 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 100. Site EUI moved from 34.5 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 354.5 kBtu/ft² (2019), an 928% increase. Reported emissions went from 55 tCO₂e to 421 tCO₂e over the same span (up 666%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 99 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 99 means the building performs better than about 99% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 99 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. 9601 S SEPULVEDA BLVD's 354.5 kBtu/ft² across 21,000 sq ft works out to about 7.4 billion Btu (2,182 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. Its source EUI of 495.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,634 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 9601 S SEPULVEDA BLVD to report its energy use?

9601 S SEPULVEDA BLVD 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 2019 disclosure (source record la:441381803803:2019). 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.