Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek
Hotel in California, CA · 2730 N Main Street, Walnut Creek · 94597
At a glance
Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek is a 73,237-square-foot hotel at 2730 N Main Street, Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, California, built in 1981. In its 2022 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 74 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 67.6 kBtu/ft² and 304 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 37% of the 1,525 scored hotel buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 74 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 67.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 304 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 744,675 kWh |
| Natural gas | 24,513 therms |
| Gross floor area | 73,237 sq ft |
| Source record | california:13503395:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 74 | -14 | 67.6 kBtu/ft² | 304 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 88 | +19 | 59.0 kBtu/ft² | 240 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 69 | 72.8 kBtu/ft² | 314 tCO₂e |
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
- 2730 N Main Street, Walnut Creek
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94597
- Coordinates
- 37.92332, -122.06307
Within ~1 km
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How does Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 37% of them and lower than 62%. Its site EUI of 67.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 73,237 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1981, 7 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.
How has Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 California disclosures for Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek, covering report years 2019, 2020, 2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 69 in 2019 to 74 in 2022 (+5 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 88. Site EUI moved from 72.8 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 67.6 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 314 tCO₂e to 304 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek's 67.6 kBtu/ft² across 73,237 sq ft works out to about 5 billion Btu (1,451 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 744,675 kWh of electricity and 24,513 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek to report its energy use?
Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek 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 2022 disclosure (source record california:13503395:2022). 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 Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek's energy grade?
Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek scores 74 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2022 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 67.6 kBtu/ft² across 73,237 sq ft, including 744,675 kWh of electricity and 24,513 therms of natural gas.
What are Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek's carbon emissions?
Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek reported 304 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek?
Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek is at 2730 N Main Street, Walnut Creek, in Walnut Creek, California 94597. Its coordinates are 37.92332, -122.06307 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek and when was it built?
Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek has 73,237 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1981 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “Holiday Inn Express Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/holiday-inn-express-walnut-creek-da5a5177 (data as of July 9, 2026).