15201 Shady Grove
Office in Montgomery County, MD · 2555 Research Blv · 20850
At a glance
15201 Shady Grove is a 30,000-square-foot office building at 2555 Research Blv in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1978. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 68 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 47.2 kBtu/ft² and 124 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 47% of the 325 scored office buildings in Montgomery County.
Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 68 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 47.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 132.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 124 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 415,027 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 30,000 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:26663960:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 68 | +2 | 47.2 kBtu/ft² | 124 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 66 | 47.4 kBtu/ft² | 128 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.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 2555 Research Blv
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20850
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
This source publishes no coordinates, so nearby buildings can't be resolved yet.
See also: most efficient in Montgomery County · biggest emitters
How does 15201 Shady Grove compare with other office buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 414 office buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. 15201 Shady Grove's ENERGY STAR score of 68 compares with an average of 63 across the 325 that report a score; it scores higher than 47% of them and lower than 51%. Its site EUI of 47.2 kBtu/ft² is about 29% below the average of 66.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 30,000 sq ft, it is about 77% below the average floor area of 132,356 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1978, 9 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 15201 Shady Grove's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for 15201 Shady Grove, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 66 in 2023 to 68 in 2024 (+2 points). Site EUI moved from 47.4 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 47.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 0% decrease. Reported emissions went from 128 tCO₂e to 124 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 68 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 68 means the building performs better than about 68% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 68 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 7 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Montgomery County, 53% 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. 15201 Shady Grove's 47.2 kBtu/ft² across 30,000 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (415 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 132.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 415,027 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 15201 Shady Grove to report its energy use?
15201 Shady Grove 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:26663960:2024). 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 office buildings in Montgomery County
- 702 E Gude· 29,807 sq ft · score 99 (A)
- Ten Thousand Falls Rd Llc· 29,764 sq ft · score 46 (D)
- 8101 Glenbrook· 29,745 sq ft · score 93 (A)
- 12920 Cloverleaf Center Dr· 29,672 sq ft · score 73 (B)
- Smcc Building 11· 29,607 sq ft · score 57 (C)
- 4 Research· 29,135 sq ft · score 91 (A)
- Office buildings in Montgomery County· 414 benchmarked
- All Montgomery County benchmarked buildings· Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)
- Most efficient large buildings in Montgomery County
- Least efficient large buildings in Montgomery County
- Biggest emitters in Montgomery County
Frequently asked questions
What is 15201 Shady Grove's energy grade?
15201 Shady Grove scores 68 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 Montgomery County disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 15201 Shady Grove use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 47.2 kBtu/ft² (132.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 30,000 sq ft, including 415,027 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are 15201 Shady Grove's carbon emissions?
15201 Shady Grove reported 124 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 15201 Shady Grove?
15201 Shady Grove is at 2555 Research Blv, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20850.
How big is 15201 Shady Grove and when was it built?
15201 Shady Grove has 30,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1978 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 15201 Shady Grove 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).
Working with Montgomery County building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “15201 Shady Grove, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/15201-shady-grove-6247d2e2 (data as of October 2, 2026).