1500 Rockville Pike
Strip Mall in Montgomery County, MD · 20852
At a glance
1500 Rockville Pike is a 69,363-square-foot strip mall building in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1954. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 28.2 kBtu/ft² and 151 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 | 28.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 63.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 151 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 399,060 kWh |
| Natural gas | 5,927 therms |
| Gross floor area | 69,363 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:6160089:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 28.2 kBtu/ft² | 151 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 28.2 kBtu/ft² | 150 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
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Location
- Address
- 1500 Rockville Pike
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20852
Within ~1 km
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How does 1500 Rockville Pike compare with other strip mall buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 33 strip mall buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 28.2 kBtu/ft² is about 68% below the average of 87.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 69,363 sq ft, it is about 39% below the average floor area of 113,735 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1954, 28 years earlier than the group's average year built (1983). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 1500 Rockville Pike's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for 1500 Rockville Pike, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 28.2 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 28.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 0% increase. Reported emissions went from 150 tCO₂e to 151 tCO₂e over the same span (up 1%).
What does a site EUI of 28.2 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. 1500 Rockville Pike's 28.2 kBtu/ft² across 69,363 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (573 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 63.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 399,060 kWh of electricity and 5,927 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1500 Rockville Pike to report its energy use?
1500 Rockville Pike 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:6160089:2024). 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.
More strip mall buildings in Montgomery County
- Woodmoor Shopping Center/ 90055· 67,912 sq ft · EUI 124.2 kBtu/ft²
- Olney Village Center (18143-18330)· 60,838 sq ft · EUI 86.4 kBtu/ft²
- Park Potomac G (Pg47)· 59,591 sq ft · EUI 235.4 kBtu/ft²
- Olney Shopping Center· 58,437 sq ft · EUI 213.3 kBtu/ft²
- Kentlands Place· 40,697 sq ft · EUI 166.5 kBtu/ft²
- Rollins - Ziggy Lane· 38,460 sq ft · EUI 32.4 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1500 Rockville Pike's energy grade?
1500 Rockville Pike did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 28.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1500 Rockville Pike use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 28.2 kBtu/ft² (63.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 69,363 sq ft, including 399,060 kWh of electricity and 5,927 therms of natural gas.
What are 1500 Rockville Pike's carbon emissions?
1500 Rockville Pike reported 151 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1500 Rockville Pike?
1500 Rockville Pike is in Montgomery County, Maryland 20852.
How big is 1500 Rockville Pike and when was it built?
1500 Rockville Pike has 69,363 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1954 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 1500 Rockville Pike 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 Rockville Pike, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/1500-rockville-pike-c91089a8 (data as of October 2, 2026).