16800 Georgia Avenue
Strip Mall in Montgomery County, MD · 16800 Georgia Ave · 20832
At a glance
16800 Georgia Avenue is a 27,072-square-foot strip mall building in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1970. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 121.8 kBtu/ft² and 259 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 | 121.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 283.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 259 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 706,123 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,889 therms |
| Gross floor area | 27,072 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:26733982:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 121.8 kBtu/ft² | 259 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 122.9 kBtu/ft² | 269 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
- 16800 Georgia Ave
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20832
Within ~1 km
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How does 16800 Georgia Avenue 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 121.8 kBtu/ft² is about 39% above the average of 87.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 27,072 sq ft, it is about 76% below the average floor area of 113,735 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 12 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 16800 Georgia Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for 16800 Georgia Avenue, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 122.9 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 121.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 269 tCO₂e to 259 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does a site EUI of 121.8 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. 16800 Georgia Avenue's 121.8 kBtu/ft² across 27,072 sq ft works out to about 3.3 billion Btu (966 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 283.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 706,123 kWh of electricity and 8,889 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 16800 Georgia Avenue to report its energy use?
16800 Georgia Avenue 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:26733982:2024). 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
- Olney Village Center (18330)· 25,000 sq ft · EUI 76.3 kBtu/ft²
- 6822-6828 Wisconsin Ave· 24,004 sq ft · EUI 85.9 kBtu/ft²
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- All Montgomery County benchmarked buildings· Benchmarking Law (Bill 2-14) / BEPS (Bill 16-21)
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Frequently asked questions
What is 16800 Georgia Avenue's energy grade?
16800 Georgia Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 121.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 16800 Georgia Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 121.8 kBtu/ft² (283.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 27,072 sq ft, including 706,123 kWh of electricity and 8,889 therms of natural gas.
What are 16800 Georgia Avenue's carbon emissions?
16800 Georgia Avenue reported 259 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 16800 Georgia Avenue?
16800 Georgia Avenue is in Montgomery County, Maryland 20832.
How big is 16800 Georgia Avenue and when was it built?
16800 Georgia Avenue has 27,072 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 16800 Georgia Avenue 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, “16800 Georgia Avenue, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/16800-georgia-avenue-7ebb0fee (data as of October 2, 2026).