At a glance
Solamar Hotel is a 238,563-square-foot hotel in San Diego, California, built in 2005. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 64.6 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 64.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 238,563 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:900759:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | — | 64.6 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2021 | — | 24.3 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
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
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How does Solamar Hotel compare with other hotel buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 86 hotel buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 64.6 kBtu/ft² is about 14% below the average of 75.3 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 238,563 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 226,572 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2005, 14 years later 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 Solamar Hotel's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 San Diego disclosures for Solamar Hotel, covering report years 2021–2022. Site EUI moved from 24.3 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 64.6 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 166% increase.
What does a site EUI of 64.6 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. Solamar Hotel's 64.6 kBtu/ft² across 238,563 sq ft works out to about 15.4 billion Btu (4,517 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires Solamar Hotel to report its energy use?
Solamar Hotel 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:900759:2022). 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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Frequently asked questions
What is Solamar Hotel's energy grade?
Solamar Hotel did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 64.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Solamar Hotel use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 64.6 kBtu/ft² across 238,563 sq ft.
What are Solamar Hotel's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is Solamar Hotel?
Solamar Hotel is in San Diego, California.
How big is Solamar Hotel and when was it built?
Solamar Hotel has 238,563 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2005 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is Solamar Hotel 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, “Solamar Hotel, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/solamar-hotel-2dd88783 (data as of July 9, 2026).