Dinah'S
Hotel in California, CA · 4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto · 94306
At a glance
Dinah'S is a 59,900-square-foot hotel at 4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto in Palo Alto, California, built in 1957. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 99 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 36.8 kBtu/ft² and 126 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 88% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 99 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 36.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 126 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 645,995 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 59,900 sq ft |
| Source record | california:35843190:2024 |
Compliance context
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)
AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94306
- Coordinates
- 37.40766, -122.11982
Within ~1 km
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How does Dinah'S compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Dinah'S's ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 88% of them and lower than 9%. Its site EUI of 36.8 kBtu/ft² is about 44% below the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 59,900 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1957, 31 years earlier than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
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 California, 65% 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. Dinah'S's 36.8 kBtu/ft² across 59,900 sq ft works out to about 2.2 billion Btu (646 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 645,995 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Dinah'S to report its energy use?
Dinah'S reports under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10), the legal basis of California's Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide), which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record california:35843190:2024). AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Dinah'S's energy grade?
Dinah'S scores 99 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Dinah'S use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 36.8 kBtu/ft² across 59,900 sq ft, including 645,995 kWh of electricity.
What are Dinah'S's carbon emissions?
Dinah'S reported 126 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Dinah'S?
Dinah'S is at 4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, in Palo Alto, California 94306. Its coordinates are 37.40766, -122.11982 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Dinah'S and when was it built?
Dinah'S has 59,900 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1957 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Dinah'S covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) (AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Dinah'S, Palo Alto, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/dinah-s-4b30d577 (data as of July 9, 2026).