5000-5020 Nicholson Court
Office in Montgomery County, MD · 5000 Nicholson Ct · 20895
At a glance
5000-5020 Nicholson Court is a 37,900-square-foot office building at 5000 Nicholson Ct in Montgomery County, Maryland, built in 1971. In its 2024 Montgomery County benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 42.9 kBtu/ft² and 116 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 | 42.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 84.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 116 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 248,178 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,788 therms |
| Gross floor area | 37,900 sq ft |
| Source record | montgomery_county:27226282:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 42.9 kBtu/ft² | 116 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 41.1 kBtu/ft² | 109 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.
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Location
- Address
- 5000 Nicholson Ct
- State
- Maryland
- ZIP
- 20895
Within ~1 km
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How does 5000-5020 Nicholson Court compare with other office buildings in Montgomery County?
The latest disclosures cover 414 office buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 42.9 kBtu/ft² is about 35% below the average of 66.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 37,900 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 132,356 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1971, 16 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 5000-5020 Nicholson Court's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for 5000-5020 Nicholson Court, covering report years 2023–2024. Site EUI moved from 41.1 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 42.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 4% increase. Reported emissions went from 109 tCO₂e to 116 tCO₂e over the same span (up 6%).
What does a site EUI of 42.9 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. 5000-5020 Nicholson Court's 42.9 kBtu/ft² across 37,900 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (477 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 84.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 248,178 kWh of electricity and 7,788 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 5000-5020 Nicholson Court to report its energy use?
5000-5020 Nicholson Court 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:27226282:2024). 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 5000-5020 Nicholson Court's energy grade?
5000-5020 Nicholson Court did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 42.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5000-5020 Nicholson Court use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 42.9 kBtu/ft² (84.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 37,900 sq ft, including 248,178 kWh of electricity and 7,788 therms of natural gas.
What are 5000-5020 Nicholson Court's carbon emissions?
5000-5020 Nicholson Court reported 116 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 5000-5020 Nicholson Court?
5000-5020 Nicholson Court is at 5000 Nicholson Ct, in Montgomery County, Maryland 20895.
How big is 5000-5020 Nicholson Court and when was it built?
5000-5020 Nicholson Court has 37,900 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1971 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 5000-5020 Nicholson Court 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, “5000-5020 Nicholson Court, Montgomery County, Maryland — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/montgomery-county/5000-5020-nicholson-court-6325355a (data as of October 2, 2026).