677 Bethesda Downtown Md Hgi

How does 677 Bethesda Downtown Md Hgi compare with other hotel buildings in Montgomery County?

The latest disclosures cover 50 hotel buildings in Montgomery County, out of 1,766 buildings citywide. 677 Bethesda Downtown Md Hgi's ENERGY STAR score of 76 compares with an average of 61 across the 48 that report a score; it scores higher than 56% of them and lower than 42%. Its site EUI of 61.7 kBtu/ft² is about 15% below the average of 72.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 142,500 sq ft, it is about 18% above the average floor area of 121,110 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1980, 10 years earlier than the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 677 Bethesda Downtown Md Hgi's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 2 Montgomery County disclosures for 677 Bethesda Downtown Md Hgi, covering report years 2023–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2023 to 76 in 2024 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 78. Site EUI moved from 57.0 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 61.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 8% increase. Reported emissions went from 799 tCO₂e to 680 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 76 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 76 means the building performs better than about 76% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 76 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 677 Bethesda Downtown Md Hgi's 61.7 kBtu/ft² across 142,500 sq ft works out to about 8.8 billion Btu (2,577 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 140.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,802,758 kWh of electricity and 26,404 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 677 Bethesda Downtown Md Hgi to report its energy use?

677 Bethesda Downtown Md Hgi 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:32583042:2024). 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.