12210 Plum Orchard Drive
Medical Office in Montgomery County, MD · 12210 Plum Orchard Dr · 20904
At a glance
12210 Plum Orchard Drive is a 65,163-square-foot medical office in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1988. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 31.0 kBtu/ft² and 177 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 31.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 86.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 177 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 592,196 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 65,163 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:5969198:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 31.0 kBtu/ft² | 177 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 29.3 kBtu/ft² | 171 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)
Montgomery County's BEPS (Bill 16-21; regulations approved in 2025) sets declining site-EUI standards for buildings of 25,000+ sq ft, with interim and then final standards later this decade and into the 2030s depending on building type.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 12210 Plum Orchard Dr
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20904
Within ~1 km
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How does 12210 Plum Orchard Drive compare with other medical office buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 52 medical office buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 31.0 kBtu/ft² is about 61% below the average of 78.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 65,163 sq ft, it is about 19% below the average floor area of 79,998 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1988 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1986). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,266 medical office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 92.2 kBtu/ft².
How has 12210 Plum Orchard Drive's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for 12210 Plum Orchard Drive, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 29.3 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 31.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 171 tCO₂e to 177 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).
What does a site EUI of 31.0 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. 12210 Plum Orchard Drive's 31.0 kBtu/ft² across 65,163 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (592 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 86.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 592,196 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 12210 Plum Orchard Drive to report its energy use?
12210 Plum Orchard Drive reports under the Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21), the legal basis of Montgomery County's Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record montgomery_county:5969198:2024). Montgomery County's BEPS (Bill 16-21; regulations approved in 2025) sets declining site-EUI standards for buildings of 25,000+ sq ft, with interim and then final standards later this decade and into the 2030s depending on building type.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 12210 Plum Orchard Drive's energy grade?
12210 Plum Orchard Drive did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 31.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 12210 Plum Orchard Drive use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 31.0 kBtu/ft² (86.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 65,163 sq ft, including 592,196 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are 12210 Plum Orchard Drive's carbon emissions?
12210 Plum Orchard Drive reported 177 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 12210 Plum Orchard Drive?
12210 Plum Orchard Drive is in Montgomery County, Maryland 20904.
How big is 12210 Plum Orchard Drive and when was it built?
12210 Plum Orchard Drive has 65,163 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1988 as its year built. It is classed as medical office.
Is 12210 Plum Orchard Drive covered by the Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21).
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About this data
Source: Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking (Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “12210 Plum Orchard Drive, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/12210-plum-orchard-drive-f510ed4b (data as of October 2, 2026).