Los Angeles Unified School District: Energy performance

Better Buildings Challenge Partners strive to decrease portfolio-wide source energy use intensity (EUI) and to increase the percent improvement compared to a set baseline. Los Angeles Unified School District's portfolio consists of more than 600 buildings and 70 million square feet. *LAUSD has improved energy performance by 3% from a 2014 baseline. Energy consumption during 2020 was significantly lower than a typical year since COVID-19 disruptions resulted in temporary building closures and reduced occupancy for much of the year. 2021 energy usage is higher due to COVID ventilation guidelines to operate the HVAC systems 24/7 and with MERV 13 filters.

Better Buildings Challenge Partners strive to decrease portfolio-wide source water use intensity (WUI) and to increase the percent improvement compared to a set baseline. Los Angeles Unified School District's portfolio consists of more than 600 buildings and 70 million square feet. Partner has improved water performance by 20% from a 2014 baseline, making progress towards a goal of 20% by 2024. Water consumption during 2020 and 2021 was significantly lower than a typical year since COVID-19 disruptions resulted in temporary building closures and reduced occupancy for much of the year.