Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Social/Meeting Hall in California, CA · 1855 Main St, Santa Monica · 90401
At a glance
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium is a 87,245-square-foot social/meeting hall at 1855 Main St, Santa Monica in Santa Monica, California, built in 1977. In its 2018 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 10.2 kBtu/ft² and 61 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 10.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 61 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 235,213 kWh |
| Natural gas | 840 therms |
| Gross floor area | 87,245 sq ft |
| Source record | california:3418992:2018 |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1855 Main St, Santa Monica
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 90401
- Coordinates
- 34.00904, -118.48936
Within ~1 km
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How does Santa Monica Civic Auditorium compare with other social/meeting hall buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 14 social/meeting hall buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 10.2 kBtu/ft² is about 86% below the average of 71.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 85% below the group average of 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 87,245 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 81,126 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1977, 4 years later than the group's average year built (1973).
What does a site EUI of 10.2 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Santa Monica Civic Auditorium's 10.2 kBtu/ft² across 87,245 sq ft works out to about 0.9 billion Btu (261 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. The disclosure also reports 235,213 kWh of electricity and 840 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Santa Monica Civic Auditorium to report its energy use?
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium 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 2018 disclosure (source record california:3418992:2018). 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 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium's energy grade?
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2018 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 10.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Santa Monica Civic Auditorium use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 10.2 kBtu/ft² across 87,245 sq ft, including 235,213 kWh of electricity and 840 therms of natural gas.
What are Santa Monica Civic Auditorium's carbon emissions?
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium reported 61 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (0.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is Santa Monica Civic Auditorium?
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium is at 1855 Main St, Santa Monica, in Santa Monica, California 90401. Its coordinates are 34.00904, -118.48936 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and when was it built?
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium has 87,245 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1977 as its year built. It is classed as social/meeting hall.
Is Santa Monica Civic Auditorium covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2018 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, “Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/santa-monica-civic-auditorium-d8cf3a56 (data as of July 9, 2026).