At a glance
DoubleTree Hotel Circle is a 137,000-square-foot hotel at 1515 Hotel Circle South in San Diego, California, built in 1971. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 69 out of 100 (grade C) and a site energy-use intensity of 85.1 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 33% of the 69 scored hotel buildings in San Diego.
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 69 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 85.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 137,000 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:100970:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 69 | 85.1 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | 73.4 kBtu/ft² | — |
Compliance context
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12)
San Diego's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 50,000 sq ft, with civil penalties for buildings that fail to report.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1515 Hotel Circle South
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does DoubleTree Hotel Circle compare with other hotel buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 86 hotel buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. DoubleTree Hotel Circle's ENERGY STAR score of 69 compares with an average of 69 across the 69 that report a score; it scores higher than 33% of them and lower than 64%. Its site EUI of 85.1 kBtu/ft² is about 13% above the average of 75.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 137,000 sq ft, it is about 40% below the average floor area of 226,572 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1971, 20 years earlier than the group's average year built (1991). 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 DoubleTree Hotel Circle's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for DoubleTree Hotel Circle, covering report years 2021–2022. Site EUI moved from 73.4 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 85.1 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 16% increase.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 69 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 69 means the building performs better than about 69% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 69 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 6 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In San Diego, 73% 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. DoubleTree Hotel Circle's 85.1 kBtu/ft² across 137,000 sq ft works out to about 11.7 billion Btu (3,417 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires DoubleTree Hotel Circle to report its energy use?
DoubleTree Hotel Circle reports under the Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12), the legal basis of San Diego's Building Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2022 disclosure (source record san_diego:100970:2022). San Diego's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 50,000 sq ft, with civil penalties for buildings that fail to report.
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- Hyatt House San Diego Sorrento Mesa· 108,375 sq ft · score 71 (B)
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Frequently asked questions
What is DoubleTree Hotel Circle's energy grade?
DoubleTree Hotel Circle scores 69 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2022 San Diego disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does DoubleTree Hotel Circle use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 85.1 kBtu/ft² across 137,000 sq ft.
What are DoubleTree Hotel Circle's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is DoubleTree Hotel Circle?
DoubleTree Hotel Circle is at 1515 Hotel Circle South, in San Diego, California.
How big is DoubleTree Hotel Circle and when was it built?
DoubleTree Hotel Circle has 137,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1971 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is DoubleTree Hotel Circle covered by the Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking (Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “DoubleTree Hotel Circle, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/doubletree-hotel-circle-4ddfc16b (data as of July 9, 2026).