2301 Research Boulevard

How does 2301 Research Boulevard 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. 2301 Research Boulevard's ENERGY STAR score of 72 compares with an average of 70 across the 45 that report a score; it scores higher than 36% of them and lower than 62%. Its site EUI of 66.6 kBtu/ft² is about 15% below the average of 78.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 94,489 sq ft, it is about 18% above the average floor area of 79,998 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2022, 36 years later than 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 2301 Research Boulevard's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for 2301 Research Boulevard, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 30 in 2023 to 72 in 2024 (+42 points). Site EUI moved from 93.5 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 66.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 29% decrease. Reported emissions went from 794 tCO₂e to 552 tCO₂e over the same span (down 30%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 72 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 72 means the building performs better than about 72% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 72 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 3 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. 2301 Research Boulevard's 66.6 kBtu/ft² across 94,489 sq ft works out to about 6.3 billion Btu (1,844 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 186.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,841,857 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 2301 Research Boulevard to report its energy use?

2301 Research Boulevard 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:27517435:2024). 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.