Ramada Santa Barbara
Hotel in California, CA · 4770 Calle Real, Santa Barbara · 93110
At a glance
Ramada Santa Barbara is a 57,400-square-foot hotel at 4770 Calle Real, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California, built in 1969. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 66 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 69.4 kBtu/ft² and 230 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 29% 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 | 66 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 69.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 230 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 376,896 kWh |
| Natural gas | 27,221 therms |
| Gross floor area | 57,400 sq ft |
| Source record | california:33585265:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 66 | -5 | 69.4 kBtu/ft² | 230 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 71 | 67.5 kBtu/ft² | 226 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
- 4770 Calle Real, Santa Barbara
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93110
- Coordinates
- 34.44402, -119.78798
Within ~1 km
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How does Ramada Santa Barbara compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Ramada Santa Barbara's ENERGY STAR score of 66 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 29% of them and lower than 70%. Its site EUI of 69.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 65.6 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 57,400 sq ft, it is about 66% below the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1969, 19 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 Ramada Santa Barbara's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 California disclosures for Ramada Santa Barbara, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 71 in 2023 to 66 in 2024 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 71. Site EUI moved from 67.5 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 69.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 226 tCO₂e to 230 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 66 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 66 means the building performs better than about 66% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 66 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 9 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. Ramada Santa Barbara's 69.4 kBtu/ft² across 57,400 sq ft works out to about 4 billion Btu (1,167 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 376,896 kWh of electricity and 27,221 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Ramada Santa Barbara to report its energy use?
Ramada Santa Barbara 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:33585265:2024). 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 Ramada Santa Barbara's energy grade?
Ramada Santa Barbara scores 66 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Ramada Santa Barbara use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 69.4 kBtu/ft² across 57,400 sq ft, including 376,896 kWh of electricity and 27,221 therms of natural gas.
What are Ramada Santa Barbara's carbon emissions?
Ramada Santa Barbara reported 230 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.0 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Ramada Santa Barbara?
Ramada Santa Barbara is at 4770 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, in Santa Barbara, California 93110. Its coordinates are 34.44402, -119.78798 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Ramada Santa Barbara and when was it built?
Ramada Santa Barbara has 57,400 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1969 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Ramada Santa Barbara 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, “Ramada Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/ramada-santa-barbara-acd18734 (data as of July 9, 2026).