Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos
Hotel in California, CA · 4460 El Camino Real, Los Altos · 94022
At a glance
Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos is a 114,315-square-foot hotel at 4460 El Camino Real, Los Altos in Los Altos, California, built in 2001. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 98 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 47.8 kBtu/ft² and 321 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 85% 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 | 98 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 47.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 321 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 794,566 kWh |
| Natural gas | 26,620 therms |
| Gross floor area | 114,315 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6361396:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 98 | ±0 | 47.8 kBtu/ft² | 321 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 98 | ±0 | 45.2 kBtu/ft² | 328 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 98 | -2 | 46.2 kBtu/ft² | 326 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | ±0 | 39.9 kBtu/ft² | 264 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 100 | +4 | 40.3 kBtu/ft² | 278 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 96 | 53.4 kBtu/ft² | 373 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
- 4460 El Camino Real, Los Altos
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94022
- Coordinates
- 37.40178, -122.11646
Within ~1 km
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How does Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos compare with other hotel buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 1,599 hotel buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 74 across the 1,525 that report a score; it scores higher than 85% of them and lower than 12%. Its site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft² is about 27% 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 2.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 30% below the group average of 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 114,315 sq ft, it is about 32% below the average floor area of 167,786 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 13 years later 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 Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 California disclosures for Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos, covering report years 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 96 in 2018 to 98 in 2024 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 100. Site EUI moved from 53.4 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 47.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 373 tCO₂e to 321 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 98 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 98 means the building performs better than about 98% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 98 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. Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos's 47.8 kBtu/ft² across 114,315 sq ft works out to about 5.5 billion Btu (1,601 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 794,566 kWh of electricity and 26,620 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos to report its energy use?
Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos 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:6361396:2024). 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 Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos's energy grade?
Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos scores 98 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 Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 47.8 kBtu/ft² across 114,315 sq ft, including 794,566 kWh of electricity and 26,620 therms of natural gas.
What are Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos's carbon emissions?
Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos reported 321 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.8 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos?
Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos is at 4460 El Camino Real, Los Altos, in Los Altos, California 94022. Its coordinates are 37.40178, -122.11646 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos and when was it built?
Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos has 114,315 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2001 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos 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, “Residence Inn Palo Alto Los Altos, Los Altos, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/residence-inn-palo-alto-los-altos-db688b40 (data as of July 9, 2026).