27824-Bethesda / Butler Road
Self-Storage Facility in Montgomery County, MD · 5423 Butler Rd · 20816
At a glance
27824-Bethesda / Butler Road is a 38,195-square-foot self-storage facility at 5423 Butler Rd in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 2020. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 8.9 kBtu/ft² and 30 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 | 8.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 15.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 30 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 39,743 kWh |
| Natural gas | 0 therms |
| Gross floor area | 38,195 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:33394852:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 8.9 kBtu/ft² | 30 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 5.2 kBtu/ft² | 17 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
- 5423 Butler Rd
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20816
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 27824-Bethesda / Butler Road compare with other self-storage facility buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 54 self-storage facility buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 8.9 kBtu/ft² is about 11% below the average of 10.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 38,195 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 86,269 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2020, 18 years later than the group's average year built (2002). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,050 self-storage facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 75 and a site EUI of 9.4 kBtu/ft².
How has 27824-Bethesda / Butler Road's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for 27824-Bethesda / Butler Road, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 5.2 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 8.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 71% increase. Reported emissions went from 17 tCO₂e to 30 tCO₂e over the same span (up 71%).
What does a site EUI of 8.9 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. 27824-Bethesda / Butler Road's 8.9 kBtu/ft² across 38,195 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (100 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 15.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 39,743 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 27824-Bethesda / Butler Road to report its energy use?
27824-Bethesda / Butler Road 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:33394852:2024). 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 27824-Bethesda / Butler Road's energy grade?
27824-Bethesda / Butler Road did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 8.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 27824-Bethesda / Butler Road use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 8.9 kBtu/ft² (15.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 38,195 sq ft, including 39,743 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas.
What are 27824-Bethesda / Butler Road's carbon emissions?
27824-Bethesda / Butler Road reported 30 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 27824-Bethesda / Butler Road?
27824-Bethesda / Butler Road is at 5423 Butler Rd, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20816.
How big is 27824-Bethesda / Butler Road and when was it built?
27824-Bethesda / Butler Road has 38,195 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2020 as its year built. It is classed as self-storage facility.
Is 27824-Bethesda / Butler Road 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, “27824-Bethesda / Butler Road, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/27824-bethesda-butler-road-28f77bd9 (data as of October 2, 2026).