1500 East Gude Drive
Office in Montgomery County, MD · 1500 E. Gude · 20852
At a glance
1500 East Gude Drive is a 46,859-square-foot office building at 1500 E. Gude in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1980. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 52.4 kBtu/ft² and 214 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 | 52.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 144.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 214 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 704,008 kWh |
| Natural gas | 512 therms |
| Gross floor area | 46,859 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:5727647:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 52.4 kBtu/ft² | 214 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 45.1 kBtu/ft² | 189 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
- 1500 E. Gude
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20852
Within ~1 km
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How does 1500 East Gude Drive compare with other office buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 414 office buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 52.4 kBtu/ft² is about 21% below the average of 66.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 46,859 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 132,356 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 7 years earlier than the group's average year built (1987). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 1500 East Gude Drive's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for 1500 East Gude Drive, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 45.1 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 52.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 16% increase. Reported emissions went from 189 tCO₂e to 214 tCO₂e over the same span (up 13%).
What does a site EUI of 52.4 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. 1500 East Gude Drive's 52.4 kBtu/ft² across 46,859 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (720 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 144.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 704,008 kWh of electricity and 512 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1500 East Gude Drive to report its energy use?
1500 East Gude 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:5727647:2024). 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 1500 East Gude Drive's energy grade?
1500 East Gude Drive did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 52.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1500 East Gude Drive use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 52.4 kBtu/ft² (144.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 46,859 sq ft, including 704,008 kWh of electricity and 512 therms of natural gas.
What are 1500 East Gude Drive's carbon emissions?
1500 East Gude Drive reported 214 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1500 East Gude Drive?
1500 East Gude Drive is at 1500 E. Gude, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20852.
How big is 1500 East Gude Drive and when was it built?
1500 East Gude Drive has 46,859 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1980 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 1500 East Gude 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, “1500 East Gude Drive, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/1500-east-gude-drive-f88ecbf3 (data as of October 2, 2026).